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.

They’ll let him do it, because it just shows his true colours

Because satire is his career. That is what he does for his day job.

Again you may view it in that way

Like it or not many people agree with what he says, politicians for far too long dismissed his influence and mocked him, which was just perfect for Farage as again he was able to highlight that many voters are not being listened to

I understand you do not see it as patronising but the whole tone of this post is that people have been fooled and taken in and that more than anything plays right into Farage's hands

But the thing is, he IS the very establishment he claims to hate. He is funded by billionaires who want to make things even worse here for their own gain

How much listening to his constituents has he been doing in the past 2 years?

I remember he was nowhere to be seen after this big fire in Jaywick, for example. You would expect an MP who even vaguely cared to rally around in some way on behalf of their constituents after such a devastating event.
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If it is such a myth then how do you explain his popularity and that he more than anyone in recent history has influenced our politics

Gullible people? He says what people want to hear, while being corrupt behind the scenes

Desperate people often feel they need something to blame for their situation and he feeds them what they are looking for by the bucket load.

Why are you pointing out his shortcomings you think I am not aware of them ?

I am pointing out that he is very popular and like it or not he has had the most influence in politics in recent years and we need to understand why not jutt point out people are wring, as they very obvioulsy do not think they are

maybe politicians and those who have an interest in politics have to try a different tactic as another Farage will come along (as they always do) as how Farage has been dealt with in the last 15 years or so has done nothing but increase his popularity

So some would prefer a satirical MP?

It is funny blaming comments for pushing voters to Farage when one of the first replies was

"Yeah because we all know the general public will do what some randomer on mumsnet says"

So what is it?

And ...

Maybe engaging with these people who are voters listening to their concerns rather than allowing someone like Farage to use their fears

Or they can just be told that they are stupid, have been manipulated and are wrong - that's worked out very well hasn't it

I never said that ....

Again do people want to be told they are gullible, or do they pick and choose what they want to hear

We can all pick and choose to filter out what we want to hear and not hear, many people continued to support Labour when anti semitism was rife, many people voted for Boris Johnson knowing he was a liar

I am sure I am not the only one on here to have voted Labour in 2005 even though I very strongly opposed the Iraq war

His previous vote share,he had a significant majority with 21,000, Labour 7,448, Tories 12,800,

Because he's presented himself to struggling people as having the ability to fix things for them and because he's untried, they're giving him a chance. He has the advantage over the other parties of not yet having been percieved to have failed.
The comments of a woman who intended to vote for him in Clacton were telling. She said (paraphrase) "We gave the Tories a chance, we gave Labour a chance. Now it's only right to give him a chance. But he'll have one chance only..."
There is an inevitability that should the man ever form a government, ordinary people would not suddenly find the cost of living more affordable, decent housing more available and their jobs less onerous and better paid. People on benefits would not find they got an increase because the money they believe is now going to immigrants finds its way to them.
At this point, Farage just joins a long list of politicians who didn't do enough fast enough, and 'didn't listen' after all.

You can't foresee what a Reform government will look like. I also find the scare tactics on that quite amusing. Hazard a guess maybe but not comment with a degree of certainty.

@5128gap that wasn't aimed at you.

Top sentence of BinFace's Makerfield Manifesto:
"I I will cut your taxes, and raise everybody else's".

At least 50 percent of voting people (let's hope, more) will see through this but still be tempted and mildly amused by it.

Oh another lesson on Farage 🙄

Have you forgotten about Brexit. We would not have had Brexit without Farage what he has done has worked its a fact like it or not

I don't doubt his political career is over (I never have thought he wanted to be PM anyway)

Some would prefer one who can see much politicking for what it is, yes. Why do you think that one of his pledges is to lower your taxes and raise everybody else's?

That'll be because she's a sneering lefty.
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Thank you. I think its a reasonably safe bet to predict that no government is going to be capable of bringing about meaningful change for ordinary people at the speed they would like it, because to improve long neglected communities takes a long time, and considerable financial investment.
I think the fact that Farage's USP is that he's different and will fix this stuff would be his downfall because it's a marathon not a sprint and people have run out of patience.
I think Burnham will suffer from this too, if that's any consolation!

This - the economic depression of the early 20s, the financial and cultural trauma of the Treaty of Versaille etc all contributed to the German people embracing a young Austrian born despot when he pitched an alternative utopia to them. The same is happening here.

I beg your pardon? Did you not specifically ask for my opinion on Farage's popularity?
Perhaps next time be clearer if you're asking a question or indulging in rhetoric. Because it's rather rude to roll your eyes and accuse someone of giving you a lesson for answering your question in good faith.