Why are no other parties putting forward candidates in the Clacton by election?

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I understand that they do not want to participate in the Farage political stunt but if no one but Farage and Bin Face stand surely no one will vote in Bin Face? Then Farage gets back in? If only 2 people turn out to vote is that enough to get either one in?

I have tried to read what will happen but it just seems to be about not participating in this stunt with no explanation as to what happens then.

Nobody is bullying NF. He just doesn’t like a scrutiny into his financial affairs so he’s having a tantrum and try to distract everyone.
If you’re going to be a politician you have to expect to follow the rules or be scrutinised. You can’t afford to have a thin skin (like his mate across the Atlantic, the Orange Turd). The Iran War was an attempt to distract from the Epstein Files.

The people of Clacton elected him almost exactly 2 years ago. Why is he resigning when he has about 3 years to serve? Instead of getting on with his job he’s having a tantrum because he’s being investigated over a donation/s he didn’t declare which he’s legally required to do.

Goodness, what a load of whiney snowflakes right wingers are.

Kemi's not stupid. The Conservatives were putting together a plan to fight Clacton in the event of the investigation resulting in a By-election. That plan will now have more time and more chance of success.

This farce is going to provide the other parties with loads of interesting ammunition to use against Farage in the real by-election.

Farage is the establishment.
It’s just like voting for Trump and Boris Johnson. We know they’re not honourable but you like their simple solutions to complex problems or they’re funny. Choose your excuse.
I saw a great quote. “He’s a thick persons smart man who has mastered the art of word salad”. Not sure who it was referring to. Not Trump, because he can hardly string a coherent sentence together of late.

I think you're almost right. But not quite.

That statement is very much in the vein of 'Don't you think he looks tired?'

That could explain why we haven't seen as much of him since the investigation and why he's been so tetchy about everything. His own party are maybe realising that he's bringing too much unnecessary heat and they can do without him now. It would be very him to then have a hissy fit, resign, stand in the by-election (in one of the safest seats in the country I imagine) so he can declare to his own party "I am the party, the party is me". Despite everything, he isn't that stupid to think this will end, or even distract from an investigation. HE's doing this for a different reason. And it could be just that, behind closed doors, the party want him gone. He probably didn't plan on it becoming quite as much of a farce as it is though.

I agree the people of Clacton deserve better than comedy candidates, but Farage is 100% using them as a prop to make himself look like 'Man of the People' against the authorities quite rightly investigating him for breaking electoral rules given the large sums of money he has taken from very questionable people, none of whom have the interests of anyone in Clacton at heart.

So Farage also deserves his grandstanding not being taken seriously.

I think they alll know that Jaywickians are blindly supportive of Farage and, if he doesn't stand, they just won't bother.

Predictable in the sense that the existing MP is likely to win. That doesn’t make it right for no other parties to put a candidate forward, however. The electorate are not being given a choice. The electoral standards committee hasn’t made a decision yet, so another by election isn’t a certainty.

Predictable in that other parties tend to boycott by-elections that occur because an individual MP throws a hissy fit.

Like this one.

Let’s also not forget the mainstream media loved Farage until recently…the Daily Mail and the Sun etc couldn’t get enough of him, due to the fact they’re owned by billionaires and they enjoyed that Farage was pointing the fingers at immigrants rather than ‘the establishment’ and the corrupt billionaires who have far too much wealth and power in this country.

Farage has absolutely been THE ESTABLISHMENT. Who do you think he’s taking bribes from? I’m genuinely baffled that so many people think he’s a man of the people! 🤣 The guy makes money from gold bullion ffs.

Hopefully Farage is going to get to know what FAFO means.

This by election is a ridiculous bit of grandstanding courtesy of Farage, to deflect attention from his financial irregularities because things were getting a bit hot for him. He has shown precious little care for the people of Clacton since his election and this whole farce is entirely on him. It is not a legal or moral responsibility for anyone else to put up a candidate and I'm glad the major parties haven't.

#votebinface

If he wins. There’s a lot of enthusiasm for Binface.

I agree. It makes it look like the establishment is ganging up against Reform which they are.

If they were ganging up on him they’d be standing candidates. As it is they’re just laughing at him.

@Viviennemary Farage created this situation

Ahhh !

I see exactly what you mean.
So I saw the signal and picked the wrong person flapping at the fire ?

Oh come on! As if a Public School educated City Trader, Media millionaire isn't an establishment figure.

The energy's changed, hasn't it? I couldn't be arsed to listen to that half hour whine the other day, but I did see a couple of minutes before he said he was going to step down and I just thought, I'm sure he used to be more craic than this. It may just be that he's realised he's not teflon any more, but I thought it quite stark.

A few weeks ago Reform wanted a party to stand down to avoid splitting the vote.

A lane must be picked.

Either

All Hats Thrown In For Democracy’s Sake

Or

Don’t Stand And Nick Votes We Could Get !

That is before you consider that the outcome of the majors NOT standing and the list of candidates being a rag toggle of independents and Party of Militant Elvis etc. joke parties was a known quantity.

Nigel is neither stupid nor green behind the ears. He knows what happens when you do the resign and stand by election jig.

The reaction being elicited from his supporters looks like it was planned to manage their ire away from the architects of the current situation.

I don’t think Reform leaders are surprised or disappointed by what is a predictable enough predicament. However I do think they are doing what political parties often do when rather obviously trying to steer their supporters away from a more 360° view of how and why an undesirable outcome is on the table.

I would absolutely definitely 100% vote for Binface! Why wouldn't you??! Considering that the only opposing candidate is Nigel Farage, it's a total no-brainer as far as I am concerned!

Not to mention all the ex Tories who defected to Reform

Is Restore “the Establishment”? Are the Greens?😂 I’ve not worked out quite who is and isn’t ’the establishment’ in the view of Nigel and his acolytes.

And tbh, any serious party which believes in democracy, ethical standards etc should be united against this transparently weaselly, insulting, taxpayers money wasting stunt.

I have to say “the establishment” has gone up in my estimation with its adroit handling of this.