So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
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@hedders also Nige can't play the underdog card anymore, not with those dodgy donations, but even then...Count Binface is definitely the underdog here.
We need a live TV face off, that would be HILARIOUS.
@radioclash there needs to be a Question Time special.
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@astronomerritt question: if count binface wins, is he required to wear the bin in parliament? Because that would be even funnier
There are some arcane (and also some pretty modern) rules about what one can and cannot do both in the Palace of Westminster estate and the chamber of the House of Commons, and a bin on one's head will be a problem.
If #CountBinface actually won, I suspect that that wouldn't be the major issue for anyone in #UKPolitics; and the comedian under the costume would probably just attend in normal smart dress.
https://parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/rules-of-behaviour.pdf
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@WellsiteGeo @TimWardCam @sinvega @astronomerritt @debbie
I vaguely recall that the US Air Force has some bodysuit and hoses from a cart deal for aircraft ground crews working in extreme conditions. But not sure if it was for extreme heat or extreme cold.
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So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
The short version: Nigel Farage, MP and leader of the far-right Reform Party, resigns from his seat to halt investigation into his dodgy finances. Then announces he will stand in the ensuing by-election, essentially because if he wins his (safe) seat again it proves the people don’t care about his finances.
As this is obviously a bullshit stunt, every single other major party refuses to put up a candidate for the by-election.
This means Farage is now running against one other candidate only: Count Binface, a man with a bin on his head.
Clacton-on-Sea now have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
Does Count Binface have the endorsement of the Raving Monster Looney Party?
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@rozeboosje @astronomerritt if Count Binface wins I'm willing to reevaluate my post-Brexit assessment of the British wisdom.
#CountBinface is unlikely to win, but this is a very smart piece of political strategy on behalf of all of the major parties. Even if Binface loses, #NigelFarage fails to present xyrself as a victim of the establishment as xe so very much wants to do, is lessened in the eyes of xyr own supporters, and might even lose the backing of those rich donors.
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@astronomerritt there was a fabulous interview with Count Binface after the Makerfield by-election where the aging Sky News reporter obviously didn't know much about him, and got absolutely schooled.
Do not take the political satirist lightly, they tend to know their stuff
(Editted to use the honourable gentleman's correct title)
@WiteWulf @astronomerritt "puto, putare, putaris ..." conjugating Latin verbs in public. Definite hanging offence, or at least punishable, a dangling participle with.
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@astronomerritt ooo....yesssssss, the BBC's policy of "balanced representation" will mean that for every Farage interview they must have a Binface one, too!
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So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
The short version: Nigel Farage, MP and leader of the far-right Reform Party, resigns from his seat to halt investigation into his dodgy finances. Then announces he will stand in the ensuing by-election, essentially because if he wins his (safe) seat again it proves the people don’t care about his finances.
As this is obviously a bullshit stunt, every single other major party refuses to put up a candidate for the by-election.
This means Farage is now running against one other candidate only: Count Binface, a man with a bin on his head.
Clacton-on-Sea now have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
@astronomerritt I can't tell you how much I want Count Binface to win with 52% of the vote.
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@astronomerritt he was amazing when standing in Makerfield and has some good policies, and Nige will NOT know how to deal with him.
#CountBinface does xyr research and always slips in a manifesto pledge that is local to the election, from renaming Phoebe-Waller Bridge in London to adjusting those traffic lights in Makerfield.
I don't know what's coming as a promise for #ClactonOnSea, but #NigelFarage faces the prospect of actually having to come up with something local to Clacton.
This really isn't what Farage has faced before.
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The leader of the Conservative Party is backing Binface. You can’t make it up.
@astronomerritt @Habbie This would be pure comedy if it wasn’t so ridiculous
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The leader of the Conservative Party is backing Binface. You can’t make it up.
The coverage of this fake by election is fantastic, I am so glad that #CountBinface decided to stand again the frog!
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So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
The short version: Nigel Farage, MP and leader of the far-right Reform Party, resigns from his seat to halt investigation into his dodgy finances. Then announces he will stand in the ensuing by-election, essentially because if he wins his (safe) seat again it proves the people don’t care about his finances.
As this is obviously a bullshit stunt, every single other major party refuses to put up a candidate for the by-election.
This means Farage is now running against one other candidate only: Count Binface, a man with a bin on his head.
Clacton-on-Sea now have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
@astronomerritt I would vote for Binface!
Look, Ukraine voted for a comedian... and do you know a better politician in Europe these days?
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#CountBinface is unlikely to win, but this is a very smart piece of political strategy on behalf of all of the major parties. Even if Binface loses, #NigelFarage fails to present xyrself as a victim of the establishment as xe so very much wants to do, is lessened in the eyes of xyr own supporters, and might even lose the backing of those rich donors.
@JdeBP @oblomov @astronomerritt I would argue that Count Binface could actually win this. Under normal circumstances, of course, he never would. But these aren't normal circumstances. You need to make it very clear to Clacton voters that with those two candidates they are going to get a joke for an MP no matter what. Now do they want a joke that is actually funny, or a sick joke at their own expense? Ram that message home and Binface might actually win.
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@astronomerritt question: if count binface wins, is he required to wear the bin in parliament? Because that would be even funnier
@JoscelynTransient @astronomerritt There must be some ancient British law which demands wearing the clothing of the election day in parliament.
If not the British have it, nobody has.
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@astronomerritt@hachyderm.io so Farage is non binary?
@daswarkeinhuhn @astronomerritt no, he is always zero.
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@WellsiteGeo @astronomerritt Yes, Ernst Öpik was a remarkable man who ended up in Armagh Observatory where his piano is still in the board room and he is still remembered.
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@Luke_Drury Did he? I’m not surprised, he’s a smart bloke under the bin, but that tickles me especially.
he’s a smart bloke under the bin
... and other completely normal endorsements of political candidates.
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So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
The short version: Nigel Farage, MP and leader of the far-right Reform Party, resigns from his seat to halt investigation into his dodgy finances. Then announces he will stand in the ensuing by-election, essentially because if he wins his (safe) seat again it proves the people don’t care about his finances.
As this is obviously a bullshit stunt, every single other major party refuses to put up a candidate for the by-election.
This means Farage is now running against one other candidate only: Count Binface, a man with a bin on his head.
Clacton-on-Sea now have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
@astronomerritt
If even a significant number of votes go to Binface, Farage should be embarrassed.Well, if he had any shame at all, he would, but I think we all know that ship has sailed.
This is the country that brought us Boaty McBoatface, so I'm hopeful.
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So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
The short version: Nigel Farage, MP and leader of the far-right Reform Party, resigns from his seat to halt investigation into his dodgy finances. Then announces he will stand in the ensuing by-election, essentially because if he wins his (safe) seat again it proves the people don’t care about his finances.
As this is obviously a bullshit stunt, every single other major party refuses to put up a candidate for the by-election.
This means Farage is now running against one other candidate only: Count Binface, a man with a bin on his head.
Clacton-on-Sea now have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
@astronomerritt Seen Count Binface before, good to hear he's still kicking it.
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So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
The short version: Nigel Farage, MP and leader of the far-right Reform Party, resigns from his seat to halt investigation into his dodgy finances. Then announces he will stand in the ensuing by-election, essentially because if he wins his (safe) seat again it proves the people don’t care about his finances.
As this is obviously a bullshit stunt, every single other major party refuses to put up a candidate for the by-election.
This means Farage is now running against one other candidate only: Count Binface, a man with a bin on his head.
Clacton-on-Sea now have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
@astronomerritt I've been looking for something to explain all the dodgy shenanigans I keep hearing about this was very helpful
