Clacton by-election

LemonJam

My comment was not intended to be rude in any way. FGT- anyone can start a thread as I made clear.

Oh good!

This is already being discussed on two threads here. Are you wanting another one?

Perhaps in my defence against the thread police I felt moved to express my opinion -not on those involved in the by-election, or any manifesto (as if)- about the waste of taxpayers’ money - yours and mine- by this stunt designed solely to frustrate the inevitable investigation of Farage’s financial shenanigans.

nanna8

Hate to say it but it was so very predictable that they would dig the dirt on Farage. They really don’t like him, he is a threat to the establishment. I don’t particularly like him, either but the way they are going at him might well backfire.

What you don’t appear to understand really is that Farage is simply a mini-Trump. That is why he is so disliked. This latest stunt is so Trumpian. It is merely to get the narrative away from the charges of corruption, money laundering etc.

A BBC reporter has spoken to the people of Clacton. Some say it a good move by Farage. Others say they can't be bothered voting again and some are disappointed that they can't vote for someone else.
All said nothing has changed in Clacton since Farage became their PM. As he pays them no attention that is hardly surprising.

Hate to say it but it was so very predictable that they would dig the dirt on Farage. They really don’t like him, he is a threat to the establishment. I don’t particularly like him, either but the way they are going at him might well backfire.

“ however neutral the official bit of the process is, in the end the rulings have to go through a parliamentary vote in a Commons where Labour has a massive majority. I can understand Farage’s reservations”

This.

Actually maybe the UniParty are not so much on their moral high horse as running scared. Fearing they’d get wiped out they can console themselves that the voters would never know as it isn’t going to be put to the test is it?

My comment was not intended to be rude in any way. FGT- anyone can start a thread as I made clear.

How rude to say “Have it if you want it” LemonJam!

I’m on holiday Maw so pop in less frequently but your thread about a by-election in Clacton interested me. It’s topical. It’s separate to the nebulous ‘Where’s Nigel’ thread.

You and I (plus any other interested in this specific topic) could just chat amongst ourselves then! 😂

One point I would like to make about this witch hunt of Farage, who has tried several times to make his point and feels very frustrated now.

Apparently in 2005, the Lib Dems took a donation of £2.4M, (about £4.6M today), from a convicted fraudster Michael Brown. The Lib Dems refused to give back the money to his victims, and the Parliamentary Ombudsman said the Electoral Commission "did not make adequate inquiries of the party" .

That was it, no parliamentary investigation, or media hue and cry. Now all parties are lining up to call Farage guilty, before any evidence or investigation.

If you want this thread have it. But I'm going to try and ignore the actual by election run up and process as much as possible as are the main parties by not contesting the seat and not giving Farage airtime. That I applaud and will post here no more.

Sorry, Miss. Didn’t see one about the Clacton by- election.

This is already being discussed on two threads here. Are you wanting another one?