Page 25 | To think Count Binface is doing a great job in the Clacton by-election?

Darker · 2026-08-10T10:43:46+00:00

Count down to Bin Day! Count Binface has been out bigging-up Clacton and drawing attention to its potential. It’s a really positive campaign. I don’t think he’ll win but I’d love it if he did. I think he’d be brilliant. And if he doesn’t, I think other candidates could learn a lot from his approach.

AprilMizzel · 13/08/2026 13:23

BIossomtoes · 13/08/2026 13:08

Doesn’t that make you suspicious? I’ve seen the same vox pops and some of them are like an episode of Til Death us do part, it seems pretty odd to me that an enthusiastic Binface supporter can’t be found.

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Vox pops are not representative and can be picked to push a media view/agenda.

However clacton is very reform voting - reform has spent a lot of money and effort to get Farage re-elected so they are making huge push to get their vote out.

It could be shy bin voters - but most think while it's not impossible for bin to win it was always less likely.

However a point has been made and I do think reform overall been weakend even if the reform vote in Clacton goes up - and poll I pointed to above suggest it may I expect it will depend on voter turn out and how gets their vote out best.

Tunaboona · 13/08/2026 13:11

BIossomtoes · 13/08/2026 13:08

Doesn’t that make you suspicious? I’ve seen the same vox pops and some of them are like an episode of Til Death us do part, it seems pretty odd to me that an enthusiastic Binface supporter can’t be found.

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Well they've clearly been edited to make clacton seem very thick. Who knows?

BIossomtoes · 13/08/2026 13:08

Tunaboona · 13/08/2026 13:02

I'd love binface to win. It would bring so much hope. But from what I've seen of the vox pops around clacton then he doesn't have a chance. General knowledge of what political parties and MPs do and of current affairs doesn't seem to be great there. All farage has to say is 'boats' and he will win by a landslide.

Doesn’t that make you suspicious? I’ve seen the same vox pops and some of them are like an episode of Til Death us do part, it seems pretty odd to me that an enthusiastic Binface supporter can’t be found.

Tunaboona · 13/08/2026 13:02

I'd love binface to win. It would bring so much hope. But from what I've seen of the vox pops around clacton then he doesn't have a chance. General knowledge of what political parties and MPs do and of current affairs doesn't seem to be great there. All farage has to say is 'boats' and he will win by a landslide.

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Darker · 13/08/2026 12:53

Here.

To think Count Binface is doing a great job in the Clacton by-election?

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Darker · 13/08/2026 12:53

A really good post by the Count Binface Appreciation group…

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Darker · 13/08/2026 12:36

@Uricon2 and who can explain what could possibly be motivating all the uber rich, ‘tax-efficient’ people donating to Reform to sock it to The Establishment?

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Uricon2 · 13/08/2026 12:24

Read something earlier another Reform bod, 19/20 year old leader of a LA, banging on about 'the Establishment'. This really is part of their schtick as we know, although how anyone can lump everyone from the Greens and the far Left of Labour into that I have no idea. Falls apart even more when the suggestion is that a 5,900 year old Recyclon space warrior with a bin for a head is part of said 'Establishment'. The Establishment seems to be anyone of whatever stripe who disagrees with Farage.

The Bin for the Win (please)

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Darker · 13/08/2026 11:59

“Checkmate, Nige”

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SomeOtherUser · 13/08/2026 11:57

@mumumental / @BIossomtoes : In answer to what is his favourite biscuit: "Good question. I mean, everyone gets asked that. What is this? Mumsnet?" 😂

mumumental · 13/08/2026 11:49

SomeOtherUser · 13/08/2026 11:34

Did anyone hear his Mumsnet quip in his In the Room interview on 11th August? 😆

Love the guy - he is smart and hilarious. He is everything that the odious toad Farage is not.

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What did he say?

soddingspiderseason · 13/08/2026 11:45

Binface and common sense have already won. Farage looks like a complete knob, causing a byelection and then campaigning against a man with a bin on his head.

BIossomtoes · 13/08/2026 11:41

I missed that, what did he say?

piscofrisco · 13/08/2026 11:36

SomeOtherUser · 13/08/2026 11:34

Did anyone hear his Mumsnet quip in his In the Room interview on 11th August? 😆

Love the guy - he is smart and hilarious. He is everything that the odious toad Farage is not.

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Yes! I would love him to come on here and do a q and a!

SomeOtherUser · 13/08/2026 11:34

Did anyone hear his Mumsnet quip in his In the Room interview on 11th August? 😆

Love the guy - he is smart and hilarious. He is everything that the odious toad Farage is not.

piscofrisco · 13/08/2026 11:32

Tbh Ice cream companies everywhere have missed a trick with failing to do promotions around this. Sales would have bin through the roof.

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Darker · 13/08/2026 11:30

I think that would be classed as trying to influence the electorate. I know… one can dream. Imagine if all the ice cream vendors had an ‘election day special’ on 99’s today, throughout the constituency.

I’m actually going to miss his campaigning-it’s bought a bit of much needed levity to a grim old time. Me too. It has brought a glimmer of hope that seems sadly lacking at the moment.

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piscofrisco · 13/08/2026 11:18

I think that would be classed as trying to influence the electorate. I’m actually going to miss his campaigning-it’s bought a bit of much needed levity to a grim old time. If the people of Clacton vote Farage in again then frankly they deserve to be left to the consequences of their actions.

BIossomtoes · 13/08/2026 11:08

Darker · 13/08/2026 11:05

I wish 99p ice creams were available to everyone leaving the polling station.

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Better yet on the way in.

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Darker · 13/08/2026 11:05

I wish 99p ice creams were available to everyone leaving the polling station.

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BIossomtoes · 13/08/2026 11:00

I expect turnout to be very low. It’s incredibly hot out there already.

Uricon2 · 13/08/2026 10:56

randomchap · 13/08/2026 08:46

Farage will win, but the fact that Reform Ltd has had to pull out all the stops to beat a satirical candidate is just funny.

Clacton had one of the highest percentage of leave votes in England. It's prime Reform Ltd territory, but they are worried about a bloke with a bin on his head.

It's a real shame we didn't get a head to head conversation between the two. I expect Farage was running scared of that

CB would have had him for breakfast. I think anyone not deeply dodgy would potentially struggle in debate, because he's so funny and can basically say what he likes. Mr Spiv would have been toast. Would have paid to see it though!

@Darker agreed. A win for NF will just catapult him back a few weeks, even if he is elected in Clacton with every vote available (which won't happen)

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Darker · 13/08/2026 09:16

I want Binface to win, but thinking about the parliamentary scrutiny that awaits Farage if he’s elected is a perfectly acceptable consolation prize.

Ian Hislop is calling today “Farage-Commons-standards-inquiry-reopening-eve”.

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Darker · 13/08/2026 08:50

I would have loved to see a head-to-head. I think the electorate were cheated in that respect.

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randomchap · 13/08/2026 08:46

Farage will win, but the fact that Reform Ltd has had to pull out all the stops to beat a satirical candidate is just funny.

Clacton had one of the highest percentage of leave votes in England. It's prime Reform Ltd territory, but they are worried about a bloke with a bin on his head.

It's a real shame we didn't get a head to head conversation between the two. I expect Farage was running scared of that