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2026 Clacton By-Election

25 points by petecooper 2mo ago

spwa4 2mo ago
TLDR: this election, if successful for "Count Binface", may remove Nigel Farage from parliament and maybe even remove him from Reform UK.
- Normal_gaussian 2mo ago
  Farage is favourite to win by nearly all reasonable predictions; success for Count Binface is not just a win - its taking a non-trivial portion of the votes, which seems likely. Reform UK is a Ltd. and Farage is its owner; so removing him from the "party" is highly unlikely - the party is him.
  - epihelix 2mo ago
    The sheer delight in watching Farage being brought down to the level of a man wearing a bin on his head, all because of his own stupid actions, has been success enough already. Farage has always been pretty good at destroying his own gravitas at unexpected moments, but he's outdone himself this time. May the best garbage receptacle win.
    - slater 2mo ago
      Alas, it was not meant to be :(
crtasm 2mo ago
The election manifesto presented as Ceefax (teletext) pages in space is rather beautiful: https://xcancel.com/CountBinface/status/2087675824640045259 https://xcancel.com/CountBinface/status/2087675824640045259
- nailer 2mo ago
  Direct link: https://x.com/CountBinface/status/2087675824640045259 https://x.com/CountBinface/status/2087675824640045259
burnt-resistor 2mo ago
"Ich bin ein binliner!" Garbagé, if he wins, should be fined the amount it costs to hold the next by-election himself after he's convicted of taking a £5M bribe.
- rvz 2mo ago
  Agreed. We should do the same to all politicians that accept or take such bribes or donations even if they are in office [0]. Wouldn't you agree? [0] https://www.thenational.scot/news/26446742.wes-streeting-denies-taking-crypto-fraud-money-scotland-visit/ https://www.thenational.scot/news/26446742.wes-streeting-den...
  - Natfan 2mo ago
    yes, wes streeting is not my friend. no politicians should be above the law.
  - burnt-resistor 2mo ago
    I think so. Corruption and useless grifters will set us back decades. Punishment for really corrupt ethical lapses must have an independent review mechanism (not peers) and penalties. We should endeavor to push real crooks towards the clink and promote ethical individuals by all manner of social, political, economic, and so on means.
    - cindyllm 2mo ago
      [dead]
- quickthrowman 2mo ago
  A once-in-a-generation leader. Kennedy. Obama. Binface. Wir sind alle ein binliners!

25 points by petecooper 2mo ago

spwa4 2mo ago

TLDR: this election, if successful for "Count Binface", may remove Nigel Farage from parliament and maybe even remove him from Reform UK.

Normal_gaussian 2mo ago
Farage is favourite to win by nearly all reasonable predictions; success for Count Binface is not just a win - its taking a non-trivial portion of the votes, which seems likely. Reform UK is a Ltd. and Farage is its owner; so removing him from the "party" is highly unlikely - the party is him.
- epihelix 2mo ago
  The sheer delight in watching Farage being brought down to the level of a man wearing a bin on his head, all because of his own stupid actions, has been success enough already. Farage has always been pretty good at destroying his own gravitas at unexpected moments, but he's outdone himself this time. May the best garbage receptacle win.
  - slater 2mo ago
    Alas, it was not meant to be :(

crtasm 2mo ago

The election manifesto presented as Ceefax (teletext) pages in space is rather beautiful: https://xcancel.com/CountBinface/status/2087675824640045259 https://xcancel.com/CountBinface/status/2087675824640045259

nailer 2mo ago
Direct link: https://x.com/CountBinface/status/2087675824640045259 https://x.com/CountBinface/status/2087675824640045259

burnt-resistor 2mo ago

"Ich bin ein binliner!" Garbagé, if he wins, should be fined the amount it costs to hold the next by-election himself after he's convicted of taking a £5M bribe.

rvz 2mo ago
Agreed. We should do the same to all politicians that accept or take such bribes or donations even if they are in office [0]. Wouldn't you agree? [0] https://www.thenational.scot/news/26446742.wes-streeting-denies-taking-crypto-fraud-money-scotland-visit/ https://www.thenational.scot/news/26446742.wes-streeting-den...
- Natfan 2mo ago
  yes, wes streeting is not my friend. no politicians should be above the law.
- burnt-resistor 2mo ago
  I think so. Corruption and useless grifters will set us back decades. Punishment for really corrupt ethical lapses must have an independent review mechanism (not peers) and penalties. We should endeavor to push real crooks towards the clink and promote ethical individuals by all manner of social, political, economic, and so on means.
  - cindyllm 2mo ago
    [dead]
quickthrowman 2mo ago
A once-in-a-generation leader. Kennedy. Obama. Binface. Wir sind alle ein binliners!