Richard Kilpatrick
@richardkilpatrick.com
Lib Dem Councillor for #Didsbury West in #Manchester and Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesperson for Manchester Withington | Campaign Manager at European Movement UK | Middlesbrough FC fan | Views expressed are my own.
Reposted by Richard Kilpatrick
On VE Day, we remember the sacrifices that brought peace to Europe. But for millions in Ukraine, war is not history, it’s their reality. Flags in the Wind honours both past and present struggles. Watch the film and stand with Ukraine.
www.flagsinthewind.co.uk
www.flagsinthewind.co.uk
Flags in the Wind
On the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, this film reminds us never to take Europe's peace for granted
www.flagsinthewind.co.uk
May 8, 2025 at 7:31 AM
On VE Day, we remember the sacrifices that brought peace to Europe. But for millions in Ukraine, war is not history, it’s their reality. Flags in the Wind honours both past and present struggles. Watch the film and stand with Ukraine.
www.flagsinthewind.co.uk
www.flagsinthewind.co.uk
As we mark 80 years since the end of the WW2 in Europe we should also remember the return to war in Europe.
I travelled to Ukraine on behalf of European Movement UK to make a film that tells the human story of Putin’s aggression and Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
youtu.be/yXKC-kgtzQw?...
I travelled to Ukraine on behalf of European Movement UK to make a film that tells the human story of Putin’s aggression and Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
youtu.be/yXKC-kgtzQw?...
Flags in the Wind | Official Film | European Movement UK
YouTube video by European Movement UK
youtu.be
May 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
As we mark 80 years since the end of the WW2 in Europe we should also remember the return to war in Europe.
I travelled to Ukraine on behalf of European Movement UK to make a film that tells the human story of Putin’s aggression and Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
youtu.be/yXKC-kgtzQw?...
I travelled to Ukraine on behalf of European Movement UK to make a film that tells the human story of Putin’s aggression and Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
youtu.be/yXKC-kgtzQw?...
Last week I was lucky enough to visit Ukraine to create a documentary highlighting the impact of the conflict on the Ukrainian people, internally displaced people and veterans.
It was incredibly humbling to speak to so many people and hear their stories.
It was incredibly humbling to speak to so many people and hear their stories.
April 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Last week I was lucky enough to visit Ukraine to create a documentary highlighting the impact of the conflict on the Ukrainian people, internally displaced people and veterans.
It was incredibly humbling to speak to so many people and hear their stories.
It was incredibly humbling to speak to so many people and hear their stories.
It feels like ground hog day but #Didsbury and parts of South #Manchester are under another flood warning. Please follow advice and stay safe.
January 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
It feels like ground hog day but #Didsbury and parts of South #Manchester are under another flood warning. Please follow advice and stay safe.
I have been in #Didsbury mosque since 17:30 yesterday where almost 400 people presented after evacuation following the flooding. The vast majority of people have been put up in temporary accommodation with a few more to sort this morning.
January 2, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I have been in #Didsbury mosque since 17:30 yesterday where almost 400 people presented after evacuation following the flooding. The vast majority of people have been put up in temporary accommodation with a few more to sort this morning.
January 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM
For small business Saturday I will be getting some Christmas gifts and essentials from local businesses in #Didsbury. We are so lucky to have many thriving independent businesses please make sure you support them today and all year round.
December 7, 2024 at 11:14 AM
For small business Saturday I will be getting some Christmas gifts and essentials from local businesses in #Didsbury. We are so lucky to have many thriving independent businesses please make sure you support them today and all year round.
Hey stop sharing your #spotify #wrapped and start sharing the real story of UK music since Brexit.
Help us @europeanmovement.co.uk and our Face the Music campaign highlighting the issues faced by the culture touring sector and add your voice to our campaign today.
Help us @europeanmovement.co.uk and our Face the Music campaign highlighting the issues faced by the culture touring sector and add your voice to our campaign today.
📢 Stop sharing your wrapped.
Brexit has hit UK music hard – red tape, spiralling costs, and lost opportunities are silencing our musicians.
Let’s remind every music fan why Brexit is bad for UK music. Share our UK Music Industry Unwrapped today. 📢👇
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk_music_ind...
Brexit has hit UK music hard – red tape, spiralling costs, and lost opportunities are silencing our musicians.
Let’s remind every music fan why Brexit is bad for UK music. Share our UK Music Industry Unwrapped today. 📢👇
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk_music_ind...
December 4, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Hey stop sharing your #spotify #wrapped and start sharing the real story of UK music since Brexit.
Help us @europeanmovement.co.uk and our Face the Music campaign highlighting the issues faced by the culture touring sector and add your voice to our campaign today.
Help us @europeanmovement.co.uk and our Face the Music campaign highlighting the issues faced by the culture touring sector and add your voice to our campaign today.
Reposted by Richard Kilpatrick
Looking forward to chairing
@europeanmovement.co.uk last webinar of 2024 this evening, with great speakers: Caroline Lucas and Prof.John Denham
www.tickettailor.com/events/europ...
@europeanmovement.co.uk last webinar of 2024 this evening, with great speakers: Caroline Lucas and Prof.John Denham
www.tickettailor.com/events/europ...
RSVP – National Identity, Britishness and Pro-Europeanism: The Role of National Identity in the Journey Back to Europe
Join us for our last webinar of 2024, National Identity, Britishness and Pro-Europeanism: The Role of National Identity in the ...
www.tickettailor.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Looking forward to chairing
@europeanmovement.co.uk last webinar of 2024 this evening, with great speakers: Caroline Lucas and Prof.John Denham
www.tickettailor.com/events/europ...
@europeanmovement.co.uk last webinar of 2024 this evening, with great speakers: Caroline Lucas and Prof.John Denham
www.tickettailor.com/events/europ...
#Christmas on #BurtonRoad #Didsbury officially starts tomorrow from 1pm with a full day organised by West Didsbury Residents’ Association. 🎄🎅🏻🧑🏻🎄
November 29, 2024 at 5:53 PM
#Christmas on #BurtonRoad #Didsbury officially starts tomorrow from 1pm with a full day organised by West Didsbury Residents’ Association. 🎄🎅🏻🧑🏻🎄
It’s not a choice between good palliative care and assisted dying. It’s not a dismissal of concerns over coercion. You can vote for it now and work to make it better.
It’s about understanding that we can’t give everyone a good death and we should. It’s about empowerment.
It’s about understanding that we can’t give everyone a good death and we should. It’s about empowerment.
November 29, 2024 at 1:38 PM
It’s not a choice between good palliative care and assisted dying. It’s not a dismissal of concerns over coercion. You can vote for it now and work to make it better.
It’s about understanding that we can’t give everyone a good death and we should. It’s about empowerment.
It’s about understanding that we can’t give everyone a good death and we should. It’s about empowerment.
If done correctly, reimagining the UK-EU relationship offers huge potential for mutual gain. A veterinary agreement, a youth mobility scheme and closer security cooperation are all areas ripe for kicking off a much closer UK-EU relationship in future.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Ex-chief EU negotiator calls for young Britons to be able to live and work in Europe
Keir Starmer has so far ruled out agreeing such a scheme, which would let under-30s live, study and work across the bloc
www.independent.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 9:55 PM
If done correctly, reimagining the UK-EU relationship offers huge potential for mutual gain. A veterinary agreement, a youth mobility scheme and closer security cooperation are all areas ripe for kicking off a much closer UK-EU relationship in future.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reposted by Richard Kilpatrick
Here it is. Your new favourite Christmas classic.
‘Love is Enough’ by Bath Philharmonia Young Carers’ Choir ft Ed Davey is available now! 🎁🎄
youtu.be/4dnoVc5sv9o?...
‘Love is Enough’ by Bath Philharmonia Young Carers’ Choir ft Ed Davey is available now! 🎁🎄
youtu.be/4dnoVc5sv9o?...
Bath Philharmonia Young Carers' Choir - Love is Enough (feat. Ed Davey)
YouTube video by Liberal Democrats
youtu.be
November 28, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Here it is. Your new favourite Christmas classic.
‘Love is Enough’ by Bath Philharmonia Young Carers’ Choir ft Ed Davey is available now! 🎁🎄
youtu.be/4dnoVc5sv9o?...
‘Love is Enough’ by Bath Philharmonia Young Carers’ Choir ft Ed Davey is available now! 🎁🎄
youtu.be/4dnoVc5sv9o?...
It was great to mentor and train so many great @libdems.org.uk teams from across the Country at the weekend. Some amazing people who have achieved so much at the General Election looking to repeat the success at the county elections in May. 🔸🔶🔸
November 26, 2024 at 1:36 PM
It was great to mentor and train so many great @libdems.org.uk teams from across the Country at the weekend. Some amazing people who have achieved so much at the General Election looking to repeat the success at the county elections in May. 🔸🔶🔸
For anyone living in Greater #Manchester you can keep up with #GMP updates by registering with Bee in the Loop a bespoke newsletter feedback service from the police. Please do sign up especially neighbours in #Didsbury. 🔗 below:
beeintheloop.co.uk#:~:text=Stay...
beeintheloop.co.uk#:~:text=Stay...
Home Page - Bee in the Loop
Sign up to Bee in the Loop to keep updated on the work Greater Manchester Police are doing to raise awareness of the work our teams are doing to keep you safe.
beeintheloop.co.uk
November 22, 2024 at 4:45 PM
For anyone living in Greater #Manchester you can keep up with #GMP updates by registering with Bee in the Loop a bespoke newsletter feedback service from the police. Please do sign up especially neighbours in #Didsbury. 🔗 below:
beeintheloop.co.uk#:~:text=Stay...
beeintheloop.co.uk#:~:text=Stay...
Reposted by Richard Kilpatrick
The latest poll results of the German Politbarometer by ZDF offer a mostly encouraging picture!
Compared to the October survey, 70% of Germans surveyed are in favour of continuing to supply #Ukraine with weapons (+5%), with 43% of them even agreeing that military aid should be increased!
1/4
Compared to the October survey, 70% of Germans surveyed are in favour of continuing to supply #Ukraine with weapons (+5%), with 43% of them even agreeing that military aid should be increased!
1/4
November 22, 2024 at 11:20 AM
The latest poll results of the German Politbarometer by ZDF offer a mostly encouraging picture!
Compared to the October survey, 70% of Germans surveyed are in favour of continuing to supply #Ukraine with weapons (+5%), with 43% of them even agreeing that military aid should be increased!
1/4
Compared to the October survey, 70% of Germans surveyed are in favour of continuing to supply #Ukraine with weapons (+5%), with 43% of them even agreeing that military aid should be increased!
1/4
We should welcome this.
BUT
We can’t change our approach to standard divergence like an election yo-yo issue every 4 years. We need a long term inquiry into what our future relationship with Europe looks like free from ideology and party politics w customs union and market access on the table.
BUT
We can’t change our approach to standard divergence like an election yo-yo issue every 4 years. We need a long term inquiry into what our future relationship with Europe looks like free from ideology and party politics w customs union and market access on the table.
📣 The latest UK-EU Divergence Tracker has landed!
🚨 It finds that Labour is leading the UK towards closer regulatory alignment with the EU in what "amounts to a step-change in UK policy".
Read the full tracker from @jreland.bsky.social now 👇
1/5
ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/uk-e...
🚨 It finds that Labour is leading the UK towards closer regulatory alignment with the EU in what "amounts to a step-change in UK policy".
Read the full tracker from @jreland.bsky.social now 👇
1/5
ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/uk-e...
UK-EU Divergence Tracker Q2-Q3 2024 - UK in a changing Europe
This edition of UK in a Changing Europe’s Regulatory Divergence Tracker covers developments from April-October 2024.
ukandeu.ac.uk
November 21, 2024 at 8:17 AM
We should welcome this.
BUT
We can’t change our approach to standard divergence like an election yo-yo issue every 4 years. We need a long term inquiry into what our future relationship with Europe looks like free from ideology and party politics w customs union and market access on the table.
BUT
We can’t change our approach to standard divergence like an election yo-yo issue every 4 years. We need a long term inquiry into what our future relationship with Europe looks like free from ideology and party politics w customs union and market access on the table.
Reposted by Richard Kilpatrick
Iceland’s shorter working week has been a huge success – and it’s changed my family’s life | María Hjálmtýsdóttir
Iceland’s shorter working week has been a huge success – and it’s changed my family’s life | María Hjálmtýsdóttir
For 90% of working Icelanders, a 36-hour week means less stress, more job satisfaction and time to enjoy life beyond work
I like to walk around old cemeteries and read the headstones. Here in Iceland, it has been customary to engrave people’s job titles…
dlvr.it
November 21, 2024 at 7:11 AM
Iceland’s shorter working week has been a huge success – and it’s changed my family’s life | María Hjálmtýsdóttir
A very big figure when my generation became politically aware. After a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Regardless of party or political differences there is do doubt that Lord Prescott was an iconic character. Another victim of an awful disease. Thoughts are with friends and family.
John Prescott, British former deputy prime minister, dies aged 86
John Prescott, British former deputy prime minister, dies aged 86
Former trade union activist who had Alzheimer's died peacefully at care home, says family
The former British deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86, his family has announced.
His family said he had “spent his life trying to improve the…
dlvr.it
November 21, 2024 at 7:10 AM
A very big figure when my generation became politically aware. After a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Regardless of party or political differences there is do doubt that Lord Prescott was an iconic character. Another victim of an awful disease. Thoughts are with friends and family.
While much of this will be reaching the end its life cycle it is hard to understand how the UK can justify the MOD cuts at a time of heightened security threats. It puts more doubt on Europe’s ability to fill the defence spending gap left in the wake of a Trump US.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
£500m defence cuts as ships, drones and helicopters scrapped
Critics said the move would leave UK defence weaker, at a time of growing international tensions and after over a decade of funding pressures on the armed forces.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 8:58 PM
While much of this will be reaching the end its life cycle it is hard to understand how the UK can justify the MOD cuts at a time of heightened security threats. It puts more doubt on Europe’s ability to fill the defence spending gap left in the wake of a Trump US.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just finished listening to the podcast that goes alongside this piece by @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social. Really interesting insight to how ~200,000 swing voters in swing states can have such an influence on European security policy. Podcast available from CEF website via Soundcloud.
Many described Trump’s first presidency as a wake-up call for Europe. But by and large, Europeans ignored that call. 🇺🇸 🇪🇺
New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight
Read here: https://buff.ly/3UJsKiO
New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight
Read here: https://buff.ly/3UJsKiO
November 20, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Just finished listening to the podcast that goes alongside this piece by @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social. Really interesting insight to how ~200,000 swing voters in swing states can have such an influence on European security policy. Podcast available from CEF website via Soundcloud.
@europeanmovement.co.uk’s Face the Music Campaign has highlighted the impact of Brexit on the creative industries, especially the Music Industry. The new @ukmusic.bsky.social report is damning and govt must act 🧵 1/6.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
‘Brexit is hell,’ artists say as report reveals toll of EU exit on musicians
Brexit has been ‘a catastrophe’ for the industry, with nine in 10 artists facing a hit to their earnings, UK Music’s annual economic report said
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 8:29 AM
@europeanmovement.co.uk’s Face the Music Campaign has highlighted the impact of Brexit on the creative industries, especially the Music Industry. The new @ukmusic.bsky.social report is damning and govt must act 🧵 1/6.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Aiden Morris gives me hope that good can still come out of America despite the last 14 days. 🇺🇸 #boro #mfc #utb
Aidan Morris and Hayden Hackney - what is the latest?
I run through Middlesbrough's international break and give an update on the injuries of Michael Carrick's stars as attention turns to Oxford United.
#Boro #UTB
youtu.be/TGTcwiZ7pkU?...
I run through Middlesbrough's international break and give an update on the injuries of Michael Carrick's stars as attention turns to Oxford United.
#Boro #UTB
youtu.be/TGTcwiZ7pkU?...
Middlesbrough FC injury latest as Aidan Morris and Hayden Hackney leave fans very worried!
YouTube video by Phil Spencer - Bonkers For Boro
youtu.be
November 19, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Residents in #Didsbury have contacted me and Cllr John Leech asking us to urge Post Office Ltd to reconsider the decision to shortlist the Didsbury Village Post Office for closure. For many, it is not just a place to post parcels or buy stamps; it is a lifeline.
November 19, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Residents in #Didsbury have contacted me and Cllr John Leech asking us to urge Post Office Ltd to reconsider the decision to shortlist the Didsbury Village Post Office for closure. For many, it is not just a place to post parcels or buy stamps; it is a lifeline.