General News Thread

[Innovindil]

2 minutes ago, Zear0 said:

So he's quitting before he gets found guilty.

 

Then re-standing.  Wtf?

Genuinely baffling. Doesn't make the scrutiny go away does it? Same questions will be asked if he's reelected 

[bovril]

can't believe how much ****ing airtime this diva needs to get and how much his need for attention has influenced this country's direction in the last decade

[Kopic]

1 hour ago, SkidsFox said:

Could he seek re election in Clacton as vote of confidence from the ordinary folk vs establishment?

Got the lottery numbers?

[CosbehFox]

Total willy puller - he's done no wrongdoing and he's not misused public money but he's decided to cost the taxpayer a significant sum of money in doing a by-election he's standing in. Distraction technique as the Reform show continually runs out of fuel. 

[AKCJ]

Can't imagine the good tax payers of Clacton will be happy to see such a flagrant waste of money.

 

I hope he loses miserably.

[Footballwipe]

Is there some statute of limitations or parliamentary standards scrutiny he'll avoid by resigning and then being re-elected in 2026 as opposed to his current term?

 

If not, what an absolute drama queen

 

EDIT: Would love it if the other parties didn't play his game and didn't bother standing against him.

Edited Tuesday at 13:34 by Footballwipe

[LCFCJohn]

Do the funny thing people of Clacton!

[CrazyKopCorner]

Heroic almost Churchillian ...... very emotional stuff 

 

[MonkeyTennis?]

Eh? He's going to resign from his job, then stand again for the same job? What? 

 

 

 

[Buzzard]

Just now, MonkeyTennis? said:

Eh? He's going to resign from his job, then stand again for the same job? What? 

 

 

 

Pretty clear he's going to win and probably increase his vote share. If candidates from the other main parties stand, then he'll point and laugh at their feeble vote share. If they don't bother standing he'll have a ready made speech about the establishment turning their back on democracy etc etc

[kenny]

4 minutes ago, MonkeyTennis? said:

Eh? He's going to resign from his job, then stand again for the same job? What? 

 

 

 

At great cost to the taxpayer. Reform should have to pick up the bill.

[EnderbyFox]

1 minute ago, Buzzard said:

Pretty clear he's going to win and probably increase his vote share. If candidates from the other main parties stand, then he'll point and laugh at their feeble vote share. If they don't bother standing he'll have a ready made speech about the establishment turning their back on democracy etc etc

 

Restore will probably take a few votes off him if they stand, but I agree it's unlikely any of the others will get close. What a load of shite that speech was 

[RonnieTodger]

**** 

[bovril]

He's the Prince Harry of politics. 

[Fox92]

He is such a knob and "on the way back from celebrating independence day in America" get a grip.

[CrazyKopCorner]

12 minutes ago, MonkeyTennis? said:

Eh? He's going to resign from his job, then stand again for the same job? What? 

 

 

 

and stick 2 fingers up to the establishment ......... what a guy! 

[DJW1]

6 minutes ago, Buzzard said:

Pretty clear he's going to win and probably increase his vote share. If candidates from the other main parties stand, then he'll point and laugh at their feeble vote share. If they don't bother standing he'll have a ready made speech about the establishment turning their back on democracy etc etc

Labour, LDs and Greens should unite behind 1 candidate, preferably a Martin Bell-type figure.

[Zear0]

Was like watching Benitez stating "facts"

[leicsmac]

18 minutes ago, CrazyKopCorner said:

Heroic almost Churchillian ...... very emotional stuff 

 

 

3 minutes ago, CrazyKopCorner said:

and stick 2 fingers up to the establishment ......... what a guy! 

[Zear0]

2 minutes ago, DJW1 said:

Labour, LDs and Greens should unite behind 1 candidate, preferably a Martin Bell-type figure.

I imagine they won't field any candidates to rob it of any legitimacy. 

[Stevosevic]

He will win Clacton easily 

[Tuna]

As ever it is vintage Farage all about himself; the moment there is any real scrutiny on his affairs and he presses the self destruct button. By elections cost a lot of money.

 

Tories and Labour should get together and not stand against him to ruin his scheme.

[leicsmac]

Well, now everyone's clear that it's all going to be a pointless and expensive publicity stunt, how about everyone giving it absolutely zero publicity, as it deserves?

 

Farage and his PLC have been permitted to manipulate the media for their own malicious gain for too long as it is.

[RonnieTodger]

So he’s going to win his own seat and act like it’s a groundbreaking win? 

[DJW1]

13 minutes ago, Zear0 said:

I imagine they won't field any candidates to rob it of any legitimacy. 

Then they can ask Farage how many potholes could have been mended with the public money spent on the by-election 😃