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So, my postal vote arrived for the Clacton by-election...

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Username19893847477374 · 28/07/2026 12:21

It will take a moment to be visible I imagine, but there are over 30 candidates standing. Many not seriously, as we know. What a farce.

So, my postal vote arrived for the Clacton by-election...
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Darker · Yesterday 08:43

Binface odds now 8/1 at William Hill.

LuckyHazelFox · Yesterday 09:45

Darker · Yesterday 08:09

All this froth about Zac. Desperate times

What do you mean by that?

Complicatedthings · Yesterday 09:47

LuckyHazelFox · Yesterday 09:45

What do you mean by that?

I suppose she means that someone like him shouldn't even be getting any air time/attention.

LuckyHazelFox · Yesterday 10:02

Complicatedthings · 28/07/2026 21:45

Exactly. People conveniently forget that Polanski is a huge misogynist, too.

Oh apparently, we are just "frothing". The party has jew hating Gaza advocates. That's OK though. Between this and misogynistic Polanski, women will still give them their vote. Meanwhile, they reckon Reform is the biggest threat to UK politics. Nowt so blind ...

NototerrorismIntheUK · Yesterday 10:06

As long as not Farage or The Green Party (their odious leader needs to go along with the anti semitic and hate towards biiological women filled members).

NototerrorismIntheUK · Yesterday 10:14

LuckyHazelFox · 28/07/2026 21:29

Bragging about using hypnotism to enlarge women's breasts. Endorsing a Farage beheading t shirt, being hostile towards Jews- his being a jew means naff all. Hating on women. There are some hypocrites on here. Backing a populist comedy candidate whilst complaining Reform aren't a serious party.

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How on earth ANYONE can support the Greens with the crap this 'leader' has come out with. His party also has members and candidates that have posted vile antisemitism and hatred towards biological women (of course men that think they are women can do no wrong since they 'woman' better that biolgical women).

How on earth has a person like this a platform in a nationwide political party! Endorsing beheading t-shirts when 3 politicians have been victims of murder. I don't like Farage but no one should wear this hatred on a t-shirt or post hatred on line.

NototerrorismIntheUK · Yesterday 10:18

Darker · Yesterday 08:09

All this froth about Zac. Desperate times

Desperate about what exactly?

Do you excuse the antisemitism in his party.
Do you excuse the hatred for women who think sex matters?
Do you excuse the ok to wear a beheading t-shirt when 3 politicians have been murdered?

Why are you standards so low for a leader of a political party. We should all want better for our political leaders. People are waking up to the fact that The Greens are not what the Green Party used to be.

Darker · Yesterday 10:21

NototerrorismIntheUK · Yesterday 10:18

Desperate about what exactly?

Do you excuse the antisemitism in his party.
Do you excuse the hatred for women who think sex matters?
Do you excuse the ok to wear a beheading t-shirt when 3 politicians have been murdered?

Why are you standards so low for a leader of a political party. We should all want better for our political leaders. People are waking up to the fact that The Greens are not what the Green Party used to be.

Quite a bit of froth right there.

LuckyHazelFox · Yesterday 10:22

NototerrorismIntheUK · Yesterday 10:14

How on earth ANYONE can support the Greens with the crap this 'leader' has come out with. His party also has members and candidates that have posted vile antisemitism and hatred towards biological women (of course men that think they are women can do no wrong since they 'woman' better that biolgical women).

How on earth has a person like this a platform in a nationwide political party! Endorsing beheading t-shirts when 3 politicians have been victims of murder. I don't like Farage but no one should wear this hatred on a t-shirt or post hatred on line.

Oh people have fallen for his stunt on the t shirt. They never question why it was the Green party Gaza candidates and Polanski chose to target.

5128gap · Yesterday 10:34

Complicatedthings · 28/07/2026 21:45

Exactly. People conveniently forget that Polanski is a huge misogynist, too.

Fortunately no one is currently in a position of having to tolerate either Farage or Polanski. And anyone who doesn't want one of them is well advised not to vote for the other. Unless its tactically necessary to do so in your specific consistency.

randomchap · Yesterday 10:39

On a thread that's about the Clacton by-election there's a lot of chat about a party that's not even standing.

Could it be that people are wanting to distract from Farage, his billionaire backers, the mysterious £5million gift/donation.

Maybe people want to distract from his awful attendance record at parliament, his lack of local constituency surgeries, his masses of outside income

Quick look at the greens, not the embarrassing state of Farage and Reform

Anothernameretired · Yesterday 10:40

NototerrorismIntheUK · Yesterday 10:06

As long as not Farage or The Green Party (their odious leader needs to go along with the anti semitic and hate towards biiological women filled members).

The Green Party are not standing a candidate so you should be ok.

LuckyHazelFox · Yesterday 10:41

randomchap · Yesterday 10:39

On a thread that's about the Clacton by-election there's a lot of chat about a party that's not even standing.

Could it be that people are wanting to distract from Farage, his billionaire backers, the mysterious £5million gift/donation.

Maybe people want to distract from his awful attendance record at parliament, his lack of local constituency surgeries, his masses of outside income

Quick look at the greens, not the embarrassing state of Farage and Reform

Talking of distracting tactics. No, I won't quit looking at the Greens to suit your political bias. I will very much continue to keep my eye on that party's covert tactics.

Anothernameretired · Yesterday 10:43

NototerrorismIntheUK · Yesterday 10:18

Desperate about what exactly?

Do you excuse the antisemitism in his party.
Do you excuse the hatred for women who think sex matters?
Do you excuse the ok to wear a beheading t-shirt when 3 politicians have been murdered?

Why are you standards so low for a leader of a political party. We should all want better for our political leaders. People are waking up to the fact that The Greens are not what the Green Party used to be.

What has this got to do with the Clacton by election?

LuckyHazelFox · Yesterday 10:45

Anothernameretired · Yesterday 10:43

What has this got to do with the Clacton by election?

Hilarious. How many times are Reform mentioned on MN!

Anothernameretired · Yesterday 10:52

LuckyHazelFox · Yesterday 10:45

Hilarious. How many times are Reform mentioned on MN!

They aren't running in Clacton this time just in case you didn't know.

randomchap · Yesterday 10:57

LuckyHazelFox · Yesterday 10:41

Talking of distracting tactics. No, I won't quit looking at the Greens to suit your political bias. I will very much continue to keep my eye on that party's covert tactics.

Then start a thread on it if you want to talk about it so much? The greens aren't on the ballot here.

Back to Clacton

Farage has only voted in 32% of parliamentary votes, this includes 77 missed votes in a row. He's not doing his primary job of representing his constituents.

He's not held any surgeries.

He's spent more time doing Cameo videos than he has in Clacton

Talkinpeace · Yesterday 11:03

If Farage wins there will be ANOTHER by election

Vote Binface

LuckyHazelFox · Yesterday 11:07

randomchap · Yesterday 10:57

Then start a thread on it if you want to talk about it so much? The greens aren't on the ballot here.

Back to Clacton

Farage has only voted in 32% of parliamentary votes, this includes 77 missed votes in a row. He's not doing his primary job of representing his constituents.

He's not held any surgeries.

He's spent more time doing Cameo videos than he has in Clacton

Well maybe the electorate will remember that and not vote for him. I can understand that. The childish antics around Binface, not so much.

FishGirlDress · Yesterday 11:34

Count Binface !

NototerrorismIntheUK · Yesterday 11:47

Darker · Yesterday 10:21

Quite a bit of froth right there.

Obviously your only answer to anyone is to accuse of frothing 😂fortunately there are adults here than actually discuss things 😏

NototerrorismIntheUK · Yesterday 11:50

Anothernameretired · Yesterday 10:43

What has this got to do with the Clacton by election?

Nothing I was ansering a another point made about the Greens. Political threads tend to include other chat about other parties too.

For Clapham, personally I hope Farage doesn't get in.

NototerrorismIntheUK · Yesterday 11:52

randomchap · Yesterday 10:39

On a thread that's about the Clacton by-election there's a lot of chat about a party that's not even standing.

Could it be that people are wanting to distract from Farage, his billionaire backers, the mysterious £5million gift/donation.

Maybe people want to distract from his awful attendance record at parliament, his lack of local constituency surgeries, his masses of outside income

Quick look at the greens, not the embarrassing state of Farage and Reform

Both parties are equally bad. Not distracting from Farage because he's awful as I have already stated several times. When people discuss awful parties and how low some of the parties have sunk then what Farage says and what ZP has said might be discussed too.

TopPocketFind · Yesterday 12:05

Farage's leaflet, no mention what he is actually going to do for Clacton

So, my postal vote arrived for the Clacton by-election...
TopPocketFind · Yesterday 12:07

And this one, attacking the Tories who are not standing in this by-election.
Reform has many ex-Tories

So, my postal vote arrived for the Clacton by-election...