Clacton by election

clacton - CB29 thinks Count Binface is an intellectual comedy genius so i wouldn't take any of his ramblings too seriously

It's the usual lefty mindset - we know better than you do even if you actually live there and we don't

I don't need to live in Clacton to know there aren't many one legged men there

The 5 million gift is hardly a hanging crime. Lets talk for weeks about the convicted criminal holding a high post in this Labour government.
See how she likes the limelight.

Aug 14, 2026 -- 2:48PM, CLYDEBANK29 wrote:

I don't need to live in Clacton to know there aren't many one legged men there

Your'e just a guesser

I've voted Tory many times and I've only voted Labour once.  I'm also anti WOKE.  But I'm not a mug and I can see a conman when I see one.

I also don't need to resort to emoticons or swearing to make me think I've won an argument

name calling is ignorant and pathetic clacton

Idiot

three posts three insults.  very limited

Only way to treat people like you.

The people actually voting in Clacton don't seem to be bothered about all this CB29, but you do.

And they are the ones who count, not those blinded by hatred of Farage/Reform as evidenced on this forum.

I doubt you've got much else in your locker than infantile barbs

Well said DD60.

Is that the same hatred the Reform lads on this forum show to Labour Dixie?

I'm they can't be bothered either which aligns with my criticized post.  Yeah it bothers me because I don't like conmen.  Of course the residents of Clacton count in electing it's MP but they don't count regarding parliamentary standards.

*sure

Thing is he needs 325 seats, and winning Clacton 3 times would only count as 1.

He might remain as an mp despite being corrupt, but he's destroying his party's chances at same time

Lol, smileys, and gratuitous mirth.

lapsy - Labour are in government, Reform are not. Although listening to you lot one could be forgiven for thinking it was the other way around.

Obviously i understand that the left have to try and deflect from Labour's failures by continually denigrating Reform, but it does get a bit tiresome.

On a thread about Clacton whataboutdixie is off again

I look at it another way,the Reform lads here denigrate Labour to big up Reform but hey-ho.
Many people have a deep distrust regarding those millions and they are right as the truth is being evaded.
That may not matter to some but should if he is a public servant. He simply seems to be looking after 'himself'

I think the broad consensus view on the Betfair Forum is right of centre Dixie, much like older British born males generally.  Can't all agree.  I've shifted my views from right of centre to left of centre in the last 10 years.  But that's regarding government spending and taxation.  On immigration I'm right of centre.  I'm not fooled by Farage and I'm not fooled by the boatloads of immigrants.

Also I hate the terms "leftie" and "far right"  They blur arguments away from information and facts, and into gang culture.

CB29 - what do you mean about not being fooled by boatloads of illegals ?

Donny - my posts are all connected to Clacton, Farage and this by election. Have you lost the ability to read and comprehend again

Age (claiming to be 17 when you are 21), reason for claiming asylum (persecution when it's economic), come here to work (when they've come here to sponge off the state or commit crime)

marriages for residency rather than for love is another one

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lapsy - Labour are in government, Reform are not. Although listening to you lot one could be forgiven for thinking it was the other way around.
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Obviously i understand that the left have to try and deflect from Labour's failures by continually denigrating Reform, but it does get a bit tiresome.

Lol


Yeah, and imitation is sincerest form of flattery,

Joining date very appropriate

Half-man/half-toad wins an election against a bin and then goes into hiding. What a guy!

Reform doing well in polls? They are in freefall.

Lol, your imagination is as deluded as casemoneys, but hey ho

It's simple whataboutery, which seems next to tangents and strawmen in your desperation
to defend your love of corrupt farrage

Don't be a yaK HUNT all your life, Reform are still within a point of Labour despite the so called Burnham bounce which will soon be over. Hardly in freefall ffs.

Donny, you obviously have been boning up on your "often misused cliches" dictionary. Well done.

Were in a "whataboutery and other deflections for refukers" ladybird book.

Written by W D Dean

Clyde is a good egg and generally a shrewd enough operator.

Politically he has gone off the rails for some reason, and has extreme FDS. It is possible to have a rational debate with him. Aside from anything to do with Reform, or Farage!

That's because you are in farage cult,

Lol

It's W R Dean to you Donny

The whole nonsense about not turning up for the count announcement exposes everything about the FDS sufferers really.

Turning up or not, completely irrelevant in the big picture. A total non story.

But not turning up meant the opportunity to engineer fake humour about who he was 'standing with' was removed. As was any kind of organised disruption that was planned.

Anyone with a modicum of common sense would determine that not showing up was prudent.

But they can't tolerate that, and now faux rage about it as though it was a critical element of the 'joke' election.

Don't you just love 'em :)

So much of a non story he lied about it, they now have 3 alternative narratives and
somebody bothered to type that above, lol

UNI party candidates boycott the election = cowards?
Farage boycotts the election count = Hero ??

Please explain how Farage's non appearance at the declaration affected the outcome.

And then explain how the craven decision by the main parties to not stand candidates affected the outcome.

Ta.

Of course the residents of Clacton count in electing it's MP but they don't count regarding parliamentary standards

Well Clydebank that really is the issue here.

People can vote for what they like but there's always some committee that can overrule them and suspend the candidate that they elected because of abitrary'standards'.

Of course people in Clacton who were motivated enough to vote were well aware of the £5M but they don't care, as they are not supporting Farage because of belief in his personal probity

Arguably they do count as the ultimate sanction is a recall petition and a by election. As I've always stated, Farage cut the punishment of process, straight to the ultimate sanction.

ie, they just had what they claim they want.

The warped world of the left actually apparently think that thousands of people will abandon Farage when the blob inevitably formalises his guilt, when they already treat him as if he is guilty and have done for many months

It must be fun to live inside the world of those cranial gymnastics, even for one day only.

What's the blob?

The people who organised it for 'Andy' to evade parliament until September.

Almost like his takeover was choreographed a long time ago :)

Tobes it doesn't matter what the residents of Clacton think it's down to the members of the jury.  They are the ones with the facts at their disposal.  If he gets away with it, it'll be down to a technicality, not down to the voters of Clacton.

You must live in a fantasy world if you don't think party politics is the only thing that counts. I've posted the gushing letter about the red queen from the standards goon. I'll post it again if you like.

Hers was tax evasion, not something that he could ignore. But the investigation was completed in one day Obviously a hugely more complex investigation, compared to whether a gift to a non politician is political. The rules are deliberately written in a way that it could be swung either way, depending on political allegiances.

I feel for you if you genuinely think these people will leave their dripping hatred of Farage at the door, and interrogate it as if it was Starmer. Obviously not.

Like it or not, this by election has directly impacted their plans. Whether they follow through with the planned by election must be in doubt, they'll know they'll get suffed again and appear vindictive in the process.

I don't particularly like Ms Rayner but the two incidences are poles apart in terms of seriousness.

Agreed, and she is back already.

The pertinent point is the way the blob handled her case was so obviously biased, to diminish and minimise the impact on her as much as was plausible, lefties would call it a soft landing. The housing minister dodging stamp duty, ffs. Farage is the opposite, all about maximising the damage.

Lol, ciders bias needs translation at times

Farrage ain't been investigated for his stamp duty evasion by buying house in immigrants name to avoid it.

The blob, lol, didn't even report it unlike their pile on rayner.

Farage is a liar

Tobes it doesn't matter what the residents of Clacton think it's down to the members of the jury.  They are the ones with the facts at their disposal.

You are agreeing with my point then.

There should not be any 'standards committee' in a democracy, which makes it so that 'it doesn't matter' what the voters think.

There should not be any 'standards committee' in a democracy, which makes it so that 'it doesn't matter' what the voters think.

That point has merit tober
But it become moot if the democracy decides to put in place a standards comittee and delegate powers to it as part of it's structure to defend it's integrity.

The clacton democracy delegate their power to the central democracy, it can not pick and choose what ensues
from that delegation.

Therefore your valid argument has been negated by dint of delegation to the point it is void at parliamentary level.

There are no standards if a PM can whip MPs into voting to avoid a standards investigation.

People like you had a completely different view when it came to stopping Brexit. Democracy went out of the window.

Parliament is sovereign, and can do what it wants.

Get it wrong, you get booted.

Find a dumb electorate and you can be corrupt, but Parliament will highlight your corruption.

Trying to circumvent scrutiny because you didn't know the rules is funny though. And
the half wits love him.

I wonder what percentage of the vote Restore may achieve in any future Clacton by election and if substantial, could it bring other parties into contention?

I have not really been following the bin man v farage election till I read the results, I really don’t blame Farage for not celebrating beating bin man because it’s bit of a hollow victory it’s like Man Utd beating Torquay in FA cup at old Trafford but not impressively, it’s a case of we got the job done but it’s up the tunnel as quickly as possible and no back slapping in dressing room.

John curtice knows a thing normally 2 about elections and says it was a great night for garage despite what the lefty media would have you believe

Or 2 bloody autocorrect

No balls Nige

I have not really been following the bin man v farage election till I read the results, I really don’t blame Farage for not celebrating beating bin man because it’s bit of a hollow victory it’s like Man Utd beating Torquay in FA cup at old Trafford but not impressively, it’s a case of we got the job done but it’s up the tunnel as quickly as possible and no back slapping in dressing room.

Then why lie about credible threats?

9,627 are on PIP in the Clacton constituency. I wonder if most of them voted for Reform at the recent by election and if they did so, would they vote for them again in any future by election knowing now that they would have their PIP taken off them if Reform formed a government?

A bit like BREXIT.  Ebbw Vale was the town in the UK that benefited most from the EU.  It was also the are that had the highest % vote to leave it.

9,627 sounds suspiciously similar to the amount of retards who voted for a man wearing a bin on his head.

That's a low bar, CB.

As you well know, the UK was a vast NET CONTRIBUTOR to the EU. I suppose we should have be eternally grateful for the few scraps that were thrown back. If anything it fooled people into thinking that EU were benevolent.

Those in Ebbw Vale should.

SD.  I'd be 1.01 that those on PIP voted higher than 63% for Reform

As I said on the other thread, not the ones pretending to be anxious.

I guess you could argue as they'd already got a load of money they weren't going to get any more, although I very much doubt that entered their mind.

There were wider implications than getting some street flowerpots.

As I said on the other thread, not the ones pretending to be anxious.   I wouldn't be so sure on that myself.  Nothing would surprise me

If you research it (I have) PIP for MH is hugely inversely correlated with age.

Bit more than a few flowerpots ..

The county of Blaenau Gwent, where Ebbw Vale is located, received nearly $200 million (£150 million) in European Union redevelopment funds over a 15-year period leading up to the 2016 Brexit referendum

A465 Heads of the Valleys Road: The EU contributed £79 million toward the wider £900 million dual-carriageway upgrades, including an £82 million package that paid for more than half of the 5-mile section between Brynmawr and Tredegar bypassing Ebbw Vale

The Works Steelworks Regeneration: The EU co-funded a massive £350 million regeneration masterplan to convert the defunct Ebbw Vale Steelworks site. It delivered a new mixed-use development featuring housing, retail space, wetlands, and a learning campus.

Blaenau Gwent Learning Zone: The EU specifically backed the construction of this flagship further education campus located on the former steelworks site

Ebbw Vale Town Centre Regeneration: The European Convergence Programme approved a significant contribution toward a £12.2 million project to revitalize the main town center, with specific sub-allocations including £1 million directly for core town enhancements

The Regain Building: Subsidies funded this highly sustainable business incubation center built to foster commercial innovation and advance local clean-tech expertise

Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone: Financial packages designated the town as a Tier 1 area, providing incoming manufacturing and commercial companies with the highest tier of corporate grant aid available anywhere in the UK

Reddit again, check the channel. 90% of people asking questions on reddit about PIP are all claiming for MH or conditions that can be gamed (fear of side effects). It's not reform supporters on reddit.

Obviously it's anecdotal, but provides a decent insight, and comedy value.

the ONS reports that the UK government's net contribution to the EU – that is, the difference between the money it paid to the EU and the money it received – was £11.0 billion in 2018 compared with the £20.0 billion theoretical liability.

Well Reform have done their bit too to benefit Clacton and Ebbw Vale.  In their one piece of draft legislation they've decide to reduce the tax on Crypto gains from 24% to 10%.  That'll level up the country and benefit the poor in Clacton and Ebbw Vale.  How very altruisitic of Farage and Harborne.  Oh and whilst they are at it block any research into a digital pound.  We wouldn't anything to negatively affect the value of crypto assets would we?

Quite obviously, the government could cut out the middle man and all of many negatives that came with eu membership, and funded the projects it wanted to.

I doubt there are many Clacton residents on Reddit.

I haven’t used Reddit in a very long time but it’s nice to see such a helpful and sincere community, and I thought it might help ease my anxieties to make a post.

I applied for PIP in Spring 2023 for OCD, though I was denied for not having a formal diagnosis. I received a formal diagnosis in September 2023. I reapplied for PIP at the beginning of this year after being recommended to do so due to how severe and debilitating my condition has gotten. I had my assessment in April and got my result in May with 0 points across everything, and the report was like reading about another person entirely. It was like they didn’t read anything I gave and the two additional statements I provided from my carer and somebody who sees the impact of my condition everyday.

I applied for a MR afterward and it was processed in June. On the 11th of August I received a text in the morning saying that they need to call me before reconsidering my case. I got the phone call and it was just security questions and asking if I could handle a lump sum of money.

I was already terribly anxious but my anxiety propelled massively after that phone call. I called the helpline on the 13th and they said a decision was made on the 11th, which I presume to be after my phone call, but they said that they can’t let me know the decision outcome and that I need to wait for the letter. I know this sounds dramatic, been so anxious to the point of tears and it has been all I’ve been thinking about. This condition has taken so much from me and has been so physically and mentally taxing to deal with every day and it’s so disheartening to be invalidated by being essentially told “haha no you don’t actually struggle”.

I saw that you receive a text if you were awarded and that you can see if you have been awarded on Gov Online but I haven’t gotten anything from either still, but maybe I’m just being impatient/paranoid because of how nervous I am. I’m just looking for some kind words and positivity and to not feel so alone. I know that there is a tribunal you can apply for but I have no idea how to get support for that.

nope

Studies suggest that leaving the EU has reduced the UK economy's size by roughly 6%, translating to a loss of £100 billion to £240 billion annually in economic output and tens of billions in lost tax revenues, alongside a direct financial settlement ("divorce bill") estimated at around £30.2 billion to £37.1 billion.

Research groups like UK in a Changing Europe estimate that Brexit is the principal driver behind an increase of roughly 100,000 extra civil service jobs

yes well compare gdp to the major eu countries since we left. I'm pretty sure it's higher than Germany for example.

there is no tangible difference. we are in line with them.

obviously again, lockdowns destroyed any like for like comparison with the same country.

most people producing those studies have a huge agenda (ergo, making it up)

On the bright side that's 100,000 extra jobs.  But of course they are public sector jobs so they have to be funded by tax revenue, and since we are losing 10s of billions it's no wonder we've the government's got no money

what are they doing

[size=13pt]Cider, a word of warning about reddit content.[/quote]
Since about 2 years ago, half or more of the content on reddit is AI generated.


Long story, management took steps to contol and monetise content prior to IPO.
A couple of these steps irked the vast majority of content creators and (unpaid) content moderators so
much that they gave up contributing.

AI Algorythms have taken over, replacing the previously human created content , generating a lot of the click bait stuff.


I'm not saying all the posts from reddit you are reposting here are AI generated, but the genre of click bait rage content that you are reposting is heavily created by AI on reddit.


You're enjoying reading these tales of fecklessness, does it matter to you if they are real or fake?
That's entirely your choice.

^^ Cider, a word of warning about reddit content.

Maybe reddit has manufactured content, it's highly unlikely anything I am reading is. A pretty niche part of reddit I found by accident. There's no point as the people responding are of the same mindset. Everyone should be believed, is entitled et al. No different to any forum really, assorted nutters are available.

Maybe reddit has manufactured content, it's highly unlikely anything I am reading is.

As you probably know, the best cons are the ones where the mark doesn't realised he is being rinsed.

Reddit is a great place for bringing externally generated content into your eco system.
In general, You can assess the external sources bone fides and biases a lot easier.

Reddit content which is typed up stuff sourced from 'a bloke on the internet' is easy to AI generate, and should be read with a pinch of salt for amusement purposes only.

Correct me if I’m wrong Farage stood in safe seat and only managed to beat bin man 2-1,  for example if he had stood in Glasgow he would have been wiped out.
I maintain it looks like hollow victory to myself but in fairness he got job done but is all you can say positive about it from reform party.

No different to any party, malay.

Bit like saying if Steven Flynn stood in Clacton he would get wiped out.

Malay, not sure what point you are trying to make.

Farage increased his vote count from 21k in the 24 GE to 22k last week.

Fair point but Flynn is anti union I think he’s SNP, so he is massively stand inEngland Farage in my limited knowledge is pro union, I might be wrong, so Farage could stand in Glasgow.

Cider I take you’re point and agree but you must agree he didn’t win convincingly against bin man.

Malay, simple mathematics show that Farage won easily.

and he increased his vote.

As the other major parties chickened out (and with massive media help) then of course bin man was going to get lots more votes than he could ever have dreamed of.

I thought Arsenal won easy today and Celtic won easy yesterday Dixie simpler mathematics

Malay who is anti or pro unionist is irrelevant. They both could stand where they want. Clearly there are reasons that Farage would never stand in Glasgow the same as there are reasons Flynn wouldn't stand in Clacton because they would both be wiped out.

Although looking at the state Glasgow has become over the last few years that may change in the future.

Any thoughts on the betting for 2nd by-election? Farage would be 1.01 from the outset so no interest there, but a 2nd place market would be interesting

Binface was there for the anti Farage locals and got 9,000 votes, so why would they need to look elsewhere next time?

Farage's issues will be forgotten and the focus will all be on whether Burnham and Badenoch 'lose to a bin'.

So this isn't working out the way Labour and Tories hoped, which makes me think there won't be a 2nd by-election.

Appreciate input lads as posted previously I know little about Clacton or the bye election
just surprised the bin man got half same votes as Farage

Aug 16, 2026 -- 8:16PM, tobermory wrote:

Any thoughts on the betting for 2nd by-election? Farage would be 1.01 from the outset so no interest there, but a 2nd place market would be interestingBinface was there for the anti Farage locals and got 9,000 votes, so why would they need to look elsewhere next time?Farage's issues will be forgotten and the focus will all be on whether Burnham and Badenoch 'lose to a bin'.So this isn't working out the way Labour and Tories hoped, which makes me think there won't be a 2nd by-election.

I agree that Reform will be huge favourites to win another by election. However, they could face some challenges, particularly via Restore, who look certain to eat into their vote and aren't that far away from their Great Yarmouth stronghold. Disillusioned tories may return also, under Badenoch, who seems to have steadied the ship recently but without making dramatic progress. Labour and Greens just aren't strong enough here but will still take a fair percent. Taking PIP from the 9627 voters who currently claim won't help Reform chances. There is also the exact reason that a by election may be held in the first place, with the Standards Commission detail being relative.