cross-posted from: https://feddit.online/c/uk@feddit.online/p/1830621/british-public-more-likely-to-prefer-count-binface-wins-clacton-by-election-than-nigel
- In a hypothetical forced choice head-to-head, 1 in 3 British adults (33%) would prefer Count Binface to win the Clacton by-election, giving him a 12ppt lead over Farage (21%). 32% say neither. 13% don’t know;
- Nearly 3 in 4 (74%) state that the parliamentary standards commissioner should be investigating whether the Reform UK leader broke parliamentary rules;
- 73% say investigation should continue even if Farage wins the by-election.
Source: Ipsos.
Please, for the love of god, make Count Binface win, it would be the funniest thing you’ve done since you elected Boris.
But that would mean Farage wouldn’t be able to be charged, wouldn’t it?
No, he absolutely still could. Whether he will be is another matter, he’s got extremely wealthy backers.
Hence why Starmer threw in the towel over nothing. The UK isn’t really run by the elected politicians, it’s run by the people who fund the party LLCs.
Let’s hope voters vote Green the upcoming years. Without a wealth tax, it won’t get better.
We already knew most people in the UK don’t like Nigel Farage, but that doesn’t matter much with first past the post. The important question is whether the people of Clacton are a bunch of reactionary racists with no sense of humour or whether they can see the value of a random guy with a bin on his head.
When Count Binface started showing up in the news, an article was posted on Lemmy and a USian said something like “You guys have joke candidates?!” And someone (presumably UKian) said something like “Yeah, but at least we don’t vote them into office.”
Oh how the turntables.
Uhh we would’ve loved to vote Vermin Supreme in
I really liked “The Rent is Too Damn High” guy!
The ballot includes several young independents and Mr. Fishfinger.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crlw69p6lyeo
Real name reportedly Paul Ellis, he is a site engineer from Doncaster who dresses as a rectangular piece of breaded fish.
“Say tartare to Nige. You’ll Findus much better.”
Which of these characters is most likely to have been Epstein’s friend?
I doubt they even invited Nige. He’s just a weird little toadman they can use as a fifth-columnist in return for minor aura boosts.
- In a hypothetical forced choice head-to-head…32% say neither.
Not the conventional way a forced choice works, but…
Acknowledges that candidates have to campaign against the couch as much as they have to campaign against their opponent. Valid, tbh
It’ll be up to what the voters in Clacton think
