Robert Kilroy-Silk

Robert Michael Kilroy-Silk (born Robert Michael Silk on 19 May 1942) is an English academic, politician and broadcaster. He was the subject of the sixth episode of Crass!, which was also named after him.

Kilroy​
Kilroy-Silk is best known for presenting his own daytime talk show, Kilroy, where he would often open his shows with absurd questions.

Kilroy-Silk was sacked by the BBC after writing an article for the Sunday Express entitled "We owe Arabs nothing", which provoked outrage and controversy.

Labour Pains
Kilroy-Silk served as a Labour MP from 1974 until 1983, when his seat was abolished. He left the Labour Party in 2005, and claimed that he had been assaulted by left-wing Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn. He wrote a book about his experiences, entitled Hard Labour, which we haven't read.

UKIP the light fandango
After Kilroy was cancelled in 2004, Kilroy-Silk was recruited to the UK Independence Party (UKIP). During that year's European Parliament election campaign he presented one of the party political broadcasts. His recruitment raised the profile of the party, as did support by actress Joan Collins. She attended a UKIP press conference at Kilroy-Silk's invitation. Kilroy-Silk successfully stood for the Party in the East Midlands region.

Veritas
He later formed his own political party, Veritas, launched on 2 February 2005 at Hinckley Golf Club in Hinckley, Leicestershire. On 29 July 2005, having failed to secure any seats in the 2005 general election, Veritas announced the resignation of Kilroy-Silk as party leader.

Rhyming Slang
His name is also obscure Cockney rhyming slang for 'milk', e.g. "I'm 'avin' a drop a Kilroy on me co'nflakes!"