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.

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    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.

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    Count Binface is the non-Public School educated non-posh cunt choice, even if he is a Space Count.

    “A Count, not a Cunt”

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          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.

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        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).

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          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.

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            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

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    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/08/clacton-byelection-likely-to-be-two-man-race-between-reform-leader-and-binface

    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.

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    he has promised to “build at least one affordable house”.

    The oligarchs will never let him win

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    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.)

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      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.

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      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

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    Honestly, he put a lot of effort into that costume, and he’s not an elitist parasite. I say give him a chance.

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      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.

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    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

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      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.

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      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.