Nigal Farage Stands Down As MP To Trigger By-Election

[andy06shake]

Good luck to that lawyer.

He's refused to say how he spent it, by the way.

Apparently, he can spend it on Ferraris if he wants.

How many men of the people drive those? 

Not that it would not be nice...

Probably need a mortgage to fill the tank all the same...

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Apparently, he can spend it on Ferraris if he wants.

How many men of the people drive those? 

Not that it would not be nice...

Probably need a mortgage to fill the tank all the same...

And a Ferrari mechanic as a permanent passenger....

[andy06shake]

[quintessentone]

What do Farage's constituents think about this?

""I think he's a breath of fresh air in politics and I really don't care if he's got six houses, after all that's gone on in the Labour party and the Tory party in the past.""
 "I think more people will vote for him, I certainly will."

"I hope the local people aren't stupid enough to vote him back in and no, I definitely won't be voting for him."

"We watched this space, we live in this space and he hasn't done nothing."

"Clacton-on-Sea resident Ted added: "I quite like the bloke, but if he's going to do what he's done now [again], you think what's the point of voting him in again?"
 
He questioned if it was a popularity contest for Farage, adding: "It's just a very, very strange decision."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c892npw2jkvo

Definitely a mixed bag of opinions there.

[quintessentone]

And a Ferrari mechanic as a permanent passenger....

That is for sure!

[andy06shake]

What do Farage's constituents think about this?

""I think he's a breath of fresh air in politics and I really don't care if he's got six houses, after all that's gone on in the Labour party and the Tory party in the past.""
 "I think more people will vote for him, I certainly will."

"I hope the local people aren't stupid enough to vote him back in and no, I definitely won't be voting for him."

"We watched this space, we live in this space and he hasn't done nothing."

"Clacton-on-Sea resident Ted added: "I quite like the bloke, but if he's going to do what he's done now [again], you think what's the point of voting him in again?"
 
He questioned if it was a popularity contest for Farage, adding: "It's just a very, very strange decision."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c892npw2jkvo

Definitely a mixed bag of opinions there.

An Ipsos poll shows Count Binface leading with 33% of the vote compared to Farage's 21%.

https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/british-publ...gel-farage

We live in rather ""interesting times,"" put it that way...

But it's up to the people of Clacton to decide.

And i think rather a few of them can see Farage has failed to keep his election promises, and visits about as much as Kris Kringle.

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An Ipsos poll shows Count Binface leading with 33% of the vote compared to Farage's 21%.

https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/british-publ...gel-farage

We live in rather ""interesting times,"" put it that way...

But it's up to the people of Clacton to decide.

And i think rather a few of them can see Farage has failed to keep his election promises, and visits about as much as Kris Kringle.

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Do you really think the minds of the constituents there have changed that much?

"Clacton is a coastal constituency in Essex, in the East of England. It is centred on Clacton-on-Sea and also includes towns and villages in the Tendring area, including Frinton-on-Sea, Walton-on-the-Naze and Jaywick. According to 2021 census data, its residents are 96% ethnically White, and 44% belong to social grades A, B, and C1. The average household income is £33,147, below the average of £42,397 for Great Britain as a whole, and the home-ownership rate is 73%, against 64% nationally. In the 2016 referendum, an estimated 75% of those who voted chose to leave the European Union.[sup][6"[/sup]

[sup]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Clacton_by-election[/sup]

1 in 3 Clacton constituents only prefer Binface because...

"· 69% support Count Binface’s policy of restoring the price of a 99p flake to 99p, and 53% back capping croissant prices at £1."  

https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/british-publ...gel-farage

[andy06shake]

Do you really think the minds of the constituents there have changed that much?

"Clacton is a coastal constituency in Essex, in the East of England. It is centred on Clacton-on-Sea and also includes towns and villages in the Tendring area, including Frinton-on-Sea, Walton-on-the-Naze and Jaywick. According to 2021 census data, its residents are 96% ethnically White, and 44% belong to social grades A, B, and C1. The average household income is £33,147, below the average of £42,397 for Great Britain as a whole, and the home-ownership rate is 73%, against 64% nationally. In the 2016 referendum, an estimated 75% of those who voted chose to leave the European Union.[sup][6"[/sup]

[sup]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Clacton_by-election[/sup]

1 in 3 Clacton constituents only prefer Binface because...

"· 69% support Count Binface’s policy of restoring the price of a 99p flake to 99p, and 53% back capping croissant prices at £1."  

https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/british-publ...gel-farage

You mean in the two years that he has failed to represent the place.

Keep any election promises. 

Or even bother to turn up to do one traditional in-person constituency surgery?

I certainly hope so, else i have to ponder that they are not very smart.

Or care one iota as to the area Farage was supposed to represent...

Where is all the new promised affordable housing?

Where is the better access to NHS dentists and GPs in the area? 

Nowhere to be seen or heard...

If you employed me to do a job, and i did not bother to turn up and take the task to hand, would you still pay me?

And if i choose to quit, should I be rehired to take on additional tasks?

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You mean in the two years that he has failed to represent the place.

Keep any election promises. 

Or even bother to turn up to do one traditional in-person constituency surgery?

I certainly hope so, else i have to ponder that they are not very smart.

Or care one iota as to the area Farage was supposed to represent...

Where is all the new promised affordable housing?

Where is the better access to NHS dentists and GPs in the area? 

Nowhere to be seen or heard...

If you employed me to do a job, and i did not bother to turn up and take the task to hand, would you still pay me?

And if i choose to quit, should I be rehired to take on additional tasks?

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But, isn't that how government normally works?

[andy06shake]

But, isn't that how government normally works?

Can't argue that is doesn't feel that way sometimes. 

Seriously though, Farage has done sweet feck all for the people of Clacton...

If the majority of them vote with their heads instead of hate.

Hopefully, he will lose. 

Wish that was a sure thing all the same, when at the end of the day, i think we all know it can go either way...