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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.
https://x.com/CountBinface/status/2062106018058776948
Here it is: my 2026 manifesto for the #Makerfield By-Election. Makerfield Great Again! #VoteBinface #MakeYourVoteCount
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
I honestly hope Angine de Poitrine show up to play his election rally.
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.
he has promised to "build at least one affordable house".
The oligarchs will never let him win
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.)
But would he rephase the traffic lights on Liverpool Road?
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
Cunning Stunt sounds very rude
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.
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 read the title as "A Stunning Cunt" initially and I'm almost sad there wasn't a glorious vagina here instead lol
thatsthejoke.webp
Well I'm a little autistic shrug
Its 'English rhyming slang'. Its supposed to look like that.
Was I wrong to comment something funny then?
Well ... no!
Nobody said you were wrong ... right?
The point here is that you now know a new form of joke, the Cockney Rhyming Slang.
You can recognize it in the future. And you know, laugh. Or something.
It would definitely be an upgrade from his current position as a Count.
I'm impressed by the quality of the outfit. You think Daft Punk introduced him to their guy?
He's fukin glorious, isn't he?