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Count Binface is the only candidate to declare he will take on Mr Farage in Clacton so far.
Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Greens and Restore Britain have all said they will not field candidates in the by-election.
That writer's been holding onto 'Cunning Stunt' for a while for the right article haha
he has promised to "build at least one affordable house".
The oligarchs will never let him win
Please [insert deity here], let this happen. This would be soo fucking funny.
In the states we had this guy:
I sincerely hope your costumed hero wins this election. 🫡
All new wars should now be fought with super-soakers and nerf-guns
Super-soakers full of LSD and MDMA.
Binface could easily do better than Farage has. I mean, it's not exactly a high bar.
Farage barely shows his face there and almost never in Parliament.
You can guarantee that Binface would be more than willing to show up in both places frequently. He might even go so far as to represent Clacton properly. Perish the thought!
(I can imagine that if he won they wouldn't let him into the Commons due to not being dressed sensibly and then refusing to recognise him if he does so, because that's the sort of dirty trickery I'd expect from Parliament. So I'd be very interested to see what he does in order to comply with both directives at the same time.)
Showing his face is maybe not the best bar to set for Count Binface.
Didn't Mexico have a similar issue a year or so ago?
Someone ran and was elected under his mexican wrestling persona. He attended parliament with his mask on. He insisted, since he was elected under his masked persona, he would attend parliament under it.
He originally did it because cartels had targeted MPs, and he ran on an anti cartel manifesto.
Yes, I had the same thought. He could wear a shirt of himself perhaps, or perhaps plastic bin armour (which probably isn't against rules, you must only surrender your sword). Or of course, de-mask during the acceptance speech and then request that his oath is taken solely with the costume, representing his mandate from the elected people of Clacton as a compromise. Or refuse his seat without the bin. Can hardly be worse than Farage in this regard
I’m fairly sure sentient toe fungus would be better that Nigel Faragey.
https://x.com/CountBinface/status/2062106018058776948
Here it is: my 2026 manifesto for the #Makerfield By-Election. Makerfield Great Again! #VoteBinface #MakeYourVoteCount
They are not ideal, but he really could make a move as a disruptor to the powers that exist.
Finally, policies that will make a difference.
Honestly, he put a lot of effort into that costume, and he's not an elitist parasite. I say give him a chance.
UK's Zelensky.
Not that needing a Zelensky bodes well for for them, but as you say, they could do much worse than a trashy man of steel with a sense of humor.
I read the title as "A Stunning Cunt" initially and I'm almost sad there wasn't a glorious vagina here instead lol
I read this as A Stunning Cunt.. Had to read again.
Oh but he does have a magnificent pussy from what I hear
Farage has sought to portray the byelection as a “people versus the establishment” contest, prompting Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, to describe Binface as the “people’s candidate”. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, even addressed his candidacy on the sidelines of the Nato summit. “I think it’s actually against Labour party rules to endorse another [candidate],” he said.
For the man himself, or rather the alien, it’s all come as a bit of a shock. The question of whether he might even win is one that he is reluctant to countenance. “It’s earliest days yet and there is a long old road to go, but if in the unlikely event that the humans of Clacton prefer me to old Nige, then I will do my very best to represent them,” he told the Guardian.
Farage is the favourite, but odds on Binface winning have been tumbling. Oddschecker, which provides betting odds from some of the UK’s most popular bookmakers, said odds on the underdog winning had been slashed from 5/1 into 7/2.
I love that a joke candidate has more chance of beating Farage than a real one.
I would love it even more if real candidates had a chance of beating Farage but let's be realistic about the state of UK politics. I'll take my love where I can get it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_PARTEI
Die Partei für Arbeit, Rechtsstaat, Tierschutz, Elitenförderung und basisdemokratische Initiative ("The Party for Labour, Rule of Law, Animal Protection, Promotion of Elites and Grassroots Democratic Initiative"), or Die PARTEI ("The PARTY"), is a German political party. It was founded in 2004 by the editors of the German satirical magazine Titanic. It is led by Martin Sonneborn. In the 2014 European Parliament election, the party won a seat, marking the first time that a satirical party has won a seat to the European Parliament. With the 2019 European Parliament election, the party gained a second seat, held by Nico Semsrott. The party kept these two seats at the 2024 European Parliament election.
I, for one, appreciate that actual UK reality has essentially become a Monty Python sketch.
Much better than our US 'reality TV show' President/reality.
Count Binface is the non-Public School educated non-posh cunt choice, even if he is a Space Count.
"A Count, not a Cunt"
To anyone outside of the UK.
Public School is what you would call a Private School in the US. It's "Public" in that anyone with enough money can go.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_(United_Kingdom)
what's the equivalent of us public schools in uk?
State school.
(Or you might hear "comprehensives", but they're just a subset of the state school system.)
ETA:
State school, or just school: what almost everyone goes to
Private school: fee-paying non-state schools
Public school: prestigious high fee-paying non-state secondary schools. "Public school" is the Ivy League of private schools, essentially.
A "Public School" in Britain is "public" in the same sense that the Ritz Hotel is "public" - if you can pay the £400/night you can use it.
When I lived in Britain I always felt that calling "public school" what most of the world calls "private school" was an excellent illustration of how at least the English culture was the most hypocrite in Europe (especially from the middle class upwards).
I think it was in relation to having private tutors.
The rich had a private education, with a few years at "public school" to make contacts and learn to socialise with their peers.
It predated universal education systems.
Oh so it was like go out in public school. Kind of makes sense that words would change over time, also it's not much of a stretch to think that the USA would create universal education and then call it public schools as a flex
This guy cant be any worse.... Why not give him a whirl, find out.
It would be funny if he won and was just awesome and everyone loved him
Worked in NY. Just sayin
I recommend a visit to his website. There's not much there, but he promises more.
https://countbinface.com/
And watch this. Count Binface slays.
This is ... its good. Binface ruins this reporter's day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCCVt8IhJkA
Post election loss interview from Makersfield.
"More and more, I'm becoming the sensible, mainstream option!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuLvAsrQpuI
It took me a while to find an interview with the real Jon Harvey aka Count Binface.
This is just about a year old. Not current, but quite recent.
If you are curious about this guy, here's a good look at who he really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYDRl_MTUhA
Having watched the last video, now I see why he was able to run rings around the (rather ill informed) Sky reporter - he's a comic and author who has worked for Armando Iannucci, BBC News and does the end of year clip shows for the topical comedy panel show Have I Got News for You. He's intelligent, quick witted and knows UK politics alright.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/nigel-farage-takes-fight-establishment-160348322.html
Nigel Farage takes his 'fight with the establishment' to the voters
Farage said his decision to stand for re-election was part of a strategy of "sticking two fingers up at the establishment"...
It was at this point that Mr. Farage made the fatal decision that the best way to rally support from anti-establishment voters would be a one-on-one popularity contest with a man wearing a garbage bin on his head.
I'm impressed by the quality of the outfit. You think Daft Punk introduced him to their guy?
I honestly hope Angine de Poitrine show up to play his election rally.
I can’t be the only one to read that backwards the first time…