A message to the people of Clacton

[MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack]

You will win the undying respect and gratitude of the whole nation if you use your votes to kick Farage out and elect Count Binface as your local MP.

And I don't think you will regret it. Underneath the silliness, there is an intelligent man with a genuine commitment to democracy. He might be a joker, but I believe he would serve you well if elected. And definitely better than Farage.

I live in clacton. I hereby declare that I have never, and never will, vote for farage. I am sorry about everyone else.

Can you give an example of her being a 'grown up in the room'? I am struggling to see it.

My points have been that Farage in what he set out to do has been successful - we are no longer part of the EU, he has changed British politics

And that how he has been dealt with in the last 15 or so years and how his supporters have been spoken about, patronised etc has played into his success

I have not in any of my posts ever said that this has been good for the country

Oh come on. Like you're going to be receptive to other people's opinions when that's how to ask the question.

I don’t need to justify my sense of her to you or anyone. She has increasingly impressed me over the last few years and her stance on women and children, being science-based, and her cool demeanour on fighting antisemitism has shown backbone.

You don't need to apologise for anyone. You can't be held responsible for the choices that others make.

May I ask what the general mood in Clacton is, and how people who live there are perceiving the by-election?

I am just asking for an example

But maybe we should just stick to discussing Farage if that is the way people are going to react.

I didn't ask for justification of your sense but thanks for your answer

Apologies if this has already been posted, but I think this YouGov polling is interesting: https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55146-most-britons-say-nigel-farage-is-very-sleazy

But what really matters is if that polling reflects Clacton and not just the wider country’s views. And, of course, whether those people will go out and vote. Preferably for Binface (who I think would make a decent politician!)

What is needed is an extremely high turnout. Farage supporters will likely all go out to vote and so it’s those who don’t usually vote who actually hold the power - even if they don’t use it because, ironically, they usually think it is pointless. This by-election could change British politics and I hope they realise that and go out in force.

He campaigned for that on the basis that it would improve people's lives, though. He didn't tell people that leaving the EU would make European travel more difficult, make business harder to conduct with the EU, make products more expensive and harder to obtain, make it harder to control immigration from outside Europe. No, it was all about sovereignty and freedom and money being freed up for the NHS.

Oh, and he had scant regard for rules then, too
Ukip-controlled group 'misspent' €500,000 on Brexit campaign | UK Independence party (Ukip) | The Guardian share.google/6MKwgZ3bNeIX94zOP

And we were promised £350 million a week for the NHS. He never actually magicked that up!

Am so sorry you have all been put in this position. You deserve better and ideally something that actually looks like a democratic choice with at least other viable candidate. That would probably need to be a right of centre one.

Didn’t think it could get any worse than in Makerfield with the local constituents being used in such a blatantly self-serving manner by both Burnham and the Labour party. But they voted him in any way.

Its odd having this much attention. Not everyone here does support farage so I am hoping it stirs up enough emotion in those people, to turn up and vote against him.
However, there are a lot of people here who back him 100% and wont listen to any other argument.

I would vote for anyone other than Farage, as long as they aren't further right than him. I will vote for Binface over Nigel any day. Looking forward to meeting him on his campaign 😀

That is understandable - I imagine there are lots of media about!

Is it creating tension in the community or are people avoiding talking about it?

May I ask what you think about Binface? And what about the mainstream parties deciding not to stand? Do you feel that you will be able to exercise your vote?

Sorry, so many questions and you obviously don't have to answer any of them, but it's really interesting to hear the thoughts of people in the middle of this whole story.

Sorry x post.

I would have had to do a tactical vote anyway as I would have had to go with whoever was most likely to beat Farage.
My vote will very much be an anti-farage / protest vote so Binface works well for me, and as a bonus, I either agree with or find his policies funny so why not.
Social media full of ranting from both sides here and lots of people trying to influence from outside the area. I do fear that might make people dig their heels in but you never know it might increase awareness of what a slimey toad he is.
Normal life carries on though so no big difference. Unfortunately I think Farage might actually visit the area for once

Yes I said that and agree. I also think it’s just an over index on a few posters. If anyone wants to track whether Farage will be successful it’s far more useful to watch the electorate’s reaction to Burnham over Starmer.

That’s far more relevant than any poster on here. Starmer drove up Farage’s popularity, whether Burnham turns it around we’ll see.

Good on you @AnonyMumAuDHDI agree with your posts on KB.

Thank you for answering. I sincerely hope that you get the outcome that you're hoping for!

I'll heckle him if I get the chance!

The Conservatives have lost a lot of voters to Reform but if they can win those voters back they should be in with a good chance to beat Reform in the proper by-election

Appealing to Reform voters does not work, both for Labour and Conservatives.

I miss the laughing emoji!!

It’s like someone shooting themself in the foot and then complaining no one stopped them buying a gun 😂 poor little Nigel been picked on by the big boys

Oh god, the panic of being stopped by a media person and having to say something intelligent about politics. I'm pretty well informed, but if someone randomly stopped me, on camera, on a hot day when I was trying to relax I'd probably come across as really dim.
So I wouldn't judge people for how they come across in those situations, no matter if they are left or right. I hate the way these vox pops get posted online as an example that this group or that are stupid.

Promised to conscript people who put their phone on speaker on the trains.

Sensible policies for a happier Britain!

For this particular by-election he needs something really radical. He should promise not to accept millions in bribes from tax-dodging billionaires! See Farage try to beat that.