Alex Armstrong
@alexarmstrongfr.bsky.social
Franco-British tech lawyer and bedroom DJ. Wemby fan. Mixcloud profile: https://www.mixcloud.com/alexis1537/
Ah the Dachshund, the cat of the dog world...
January 14, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Ah the Dachshund, the cat of the dog world...
Eeek! That is indeed a disaster! I know my name would be mud if my wife’s flat white were not waiting for her on the dining table…
December 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Eeek! That is indeed a disaster! I know my name would be mud if my wife’s flat white were not waiting for her on the dining table…
I agree. I’d like to believe that too but a combination of the farce of the last 9 years, their complete inability to “do detail” and their performative cruelty makes me, shall we say, deeply sceptical.
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I agree. I’d like to believe that too but a combination of the farce of the last 9 years, their complete inability to “do detail” and their performative cruelty makes me, shall we say, deeply sceptical.
Yep. For my 80 year old mum, a French citizen with settled status who had the temerity of having me and my brother in the 70s, been in the UK since 1971 and who collects a state pension of 50p (I kid you not), collected the child benefit to which she was legally entitled, this would mean expulsion.
October 22, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Yep. For my 80 year old mum, a French citizen with settled status who had the temerity of having me and my brother in the 70s, been in the UK since 1971 and who collects a state pension of 50p (I kid you not), collected the child benefit to which she was legally entitled, this would mean expulsion.
I completely agree. We owe her so much and her life and her achievements should be celebrated!
October 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I completely agree. We owe her so much and her life and her achievements should be celebrated!
It's tough to answer that. I would argue the PS has lost more than it has gained by allying itself with LFI but on the other hand their electoral survival was questionable. LFI knew this and bullied them into submission. Their apparent drift away from LFI is, I think, good news, but will it hold?
October 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It's tough to answer that. I would argue the PS has lost more than it has gained by allying itself with LFI but on the other hand their electoral survival was questionable. LFI knew this and bullied them into submission. Their apparent drift away from LFI is, I think, good news, but will it hold?
great question with a few potential answers. Some because of a personal animus ignited since EM's time at Bercy and some because the Macron line was incompatible with the patchwork of electoral promises sewn together by NFP/NUPES and were therefore threatened with a challenge for their seat by LFI.
October 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
great question with a few potential answers. Some because of a personal animus ignited since EM's time at Bercy and some because the Macron line was incompatible with the patchwork of electoral promises sewn together by NFP/NUPES and were therefore threatened with a challenge for their seat by LFI.
quite. And yet Brexit was somehow about "democratic accountably"...These people are liars.
October 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
quite. And yet Brexit was somehow about "democratic accountably"...These people are liars.
…is the correct answer.
September 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
…is the correct answer.
Absolutely, as those who had to go through the initial uncertainty of a digital settled status process will attest. What’s wrong with a physical card that can then be leveraged on digital platforms?
September 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Absolutely, as those who had to go through the initial uncertainty of a digital settled status process will attest. What’s wrong with a physical card that can then be leveraged on digital platforms?
He's was my constitutional law lecturer at King's in first year in 1993. For this immature, completely "je m'en fout-iste" student, he was a real draw and I turned up religiously.
September 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
He's was my constitutional law lecturer at King's in first year in 1993. For this immature, completely "je m'en fout-iste" student, he was a real draw and I turned up religiously.
Spot on. Mélenchon absolutely does not accept the existing constitutional setup in France and seeks actively to destroy it. Le Pen is his best bet which is why he has systematically refused to work with anyone occupying the centre ground.
September 12, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Spot on. Mélenchon absolutely does not accept the existing constitutional setup in France and seeks actively to destroy it. Le Pen is his best bet which is why he has systematically refused to work with anyone occupying the centre ground.
The kings of performative misérabilisme…
July 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The kings of performative misérabilisme…
note also that (in France at least) a new law makes it punitive to get anything other than a light, EU-made EV as a company car.
July 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
note also that (in France at least) a new law makes it punitive to get anything other than a light, EU-made EV as a company car.
Exactly and having driven a Tesla for 4 years, I can tell you that while the battery, motor and electronics are good, the build quality and comfort are appalling. Will now be switching to a European EV, which have come in leaps and bounds...
July 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Exactly and having driven a Tesla for 4 years, I can tell you that while the battery, motor and electronics are good, the build quality and comfort are appalling. Will now be switching to a European EV, which have come in leaps and bounds...
Is this the same Nigel « Don Khaki » Farage?
July 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Is this the same Nigel « Don Khaki » Farage?
I'm so sorry to hear that David...❤️
July 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I'm so sorry to hear that David...❤️
I agree! Thank you David and fully agree with the sentiment ☺️
July 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I agree! Thank you David and fully agree with the sentiment ☺️
That's very cool indeed. No such luck here in the 92 but modern kilns can be a decent size and single phase!
July 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
That's very cool indeed. No such luck here in the 92 but modern kilns can be a decent size and single phase!
That's absolutely lovely - thank you! I was looking at some of your posts and St Antonin Noble Val is a lovely place - we went there a few yers ago and it is really charming! It also helps that the area is well known for its porcelain (my wife is a potter specialising in porcelain).
July 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
That's absolutely lovely - thank you! I was looking at some of your posts and St Antonin Noble Val is a lovely place - we went there a few yers ago and it is really charming! It also helps that the area is well known for its porcelain (my wife is a potter specialising in porcelain).