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Nigel Farage’s cunning stunt sees him transform into David Davis – politicalbetting.com

RUPERT LOWE will not stand a candidate in Clacton unless there is a second by-election following a ruling against Farage by the parliamentary commissioner for standards.

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  • SandpitSandpit Posts: 62,308
    Vote Binface!
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 60,350
    Sandpit said:

    Vote Binface!

    GENERAL WASTE has endorsed this message!
  • BartholomewRobertsBartholomewRoberts Posts: 29,179
    Farage, it is time to get in the bin.
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 129,540
    Phew, I was worried about having a Spoonerism in the headline.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 104,318
    One step down from Davis as a stunt.

    It won't erase any stink from being bought and sold (even if bought within the rules), as seen by opponents, and will it really shore up his position internally?

    Hard to see the point.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 104,318
    My only concern is we don't have counts so will the people vote for a foreign aristocrat (and space lord).
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 60,350
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Phew, I was worried about having a Spoonerism in the headline.

    The Creaming Seagals.
  • BarnesianBarnesian Posts: 10,226
    edited 5:14PM
    Stuartinromford said:

    Nigelb said:

    "The Count vs The C***."

    But also- from the Bell to the Bin (and, come to think of it, from Neil to Nigel) says something about how public life has changed in 30ish years.

    Dammit, I positively want Farage to lose to a man with a bin on his head.
    I want to see Binface in Parliament in collar and tie with a bin on his head.
    What rule does it break?
    Will the Speaker accept it?
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 129,540
    edited 5:16PM
    Nigelb said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Phew, I was worried about having a Spoonerism in the headline.

    I'm just disappointed you didn't use "The Count vs The C***".
    I have to be neutral.

    The Reform mob would be up in arms if I called Farage a lady garden.
  • stodgestodge Posts: 16,825
    Early evening all :)

    First off, is it Bin-Face or Bin-Fahsay, I think we should be told.

    If it were just those two on the ballot paper, I reckon Bin-whoever might win and that would be the ultimate humiliation for Farage.

  • GallowgateGallowgate Posts: 22,188
    Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
  • FoxyFoxy Posts: 57,370
    Barnesian said:

    Stuartinromford said:

    Nigelb said:

    "The Count vs The C***."

    But also- from the Bell to the Bin (and, come to think of it, from Neil to Nigel) says something about how public life has changed in 30ish years.

    Dammit, I positively want Farage to lose to a man with a bin on his head.
    I want to see Binface in Parliament in collar and tie with a bin on his head.
    What rule does it break?
    Will the Speaker accept it?
    Neither hats nor armour are permitted.

    BBC News - What not to wear in Parliament
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33700928
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 73,043
    Malmesbury said:

    A small reminder - David Davis was doing his by-election as a protest at the Labour government going Full Tonto on surveillance and wanting to lock people up for ever lengthens periods of time without trial.

    Yres, at least there was some policy principle involved rather than "I like grifting and I like to grift"

  • GallowgateGallowgate Posts: 22,188
    Foxy said:

    Barnesian said:

    Stuartinromford said:

    Nigelb said:

    "The Count vs The C***."

    But also- from the Bell to the Bin (and, come to think of it, from Neil to Nigel) says something about how public life has changed in 30ish years.

    Dammit, I positively want Farage to lose to a man with a bin on his head.
    I want to see Binface in Parliament in collar and tie with a bin on his head.
    What rule does it break?
    Will the Speaker accept it?
    Neither hats nor armour are permitted.

    BBC News - What not to wear in Parliament
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33700928
    It’s not a hat surely, its just his face
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 73,043
    Gallowgate said:

    Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface

    I just hope that is what happens.

    It would be popcorn off-the-scale.

    Binface and Farage on a BBC News by-election debate special etc.

  • BartholomewRobertsBartholomewRoberts Posts: 29,179
    Gallowgate said:

    Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface

    Farage - Argentina
    Binface - Egypt
  • kinabalukinabalu Posts: 51,362
    Lol so Farage v Binface it is. That's a lose/lose for Farage. Well done the other parties. They aren't fools. Just waiting for the Greens, I think? Don't spoil it Zack. You'll look a total dick if you do.

    This really is the year of quality byelections, isn't it.
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 60,350
    BartholomewRoberts said:

    Gallowgate said:

    Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface

    Farage - Argentina
    Binface - Egypt
    Can't believe Egypt are in front!
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 129,540
    2 nil.
  • eekeek Posts: 34,396
    Gallowgate said:

    Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface

    They can’t have done - Farage clearly thought one major party would put a candidate up against him.

    It’s literally Farage against the Count and the Count has better policies.

    He’s also going to mention 5 million a lot. Heck if he’s crowdfunding this campaign I suspect a lot of people will give him a few quid
  • TazTaz Posts: 29,215
    2-0 !!
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 60,350
    2-0 to Egypt!!!
  • rcs1000rcs1000 Posts: 64,745
    Holy shit. Could Argentina leave the party against Egypt?
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 104,318
    Gallowgate said:

    Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface

    I think they should have expected it as a possibility, so who is it for? Are there people on the fence about the finance stuff who will not care when (inevitably) it still gets brought up by other parties and media?

    That seems like a small group compared to Reform loyalists who already don't care and Farage haters who will care regardless.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 104,318
    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    BartholomewRoberts said:

    Gallowgate said:

    Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface

    Farage - Argentina
    Binface - Egypt
    Can't believe Egypt are in front!
    The Binface of the contest.
  • Big_G_NorthWalesBig_G_NorthWales Posts: 72,638
    edited 5:24PM
    VAR

    Disallowed goal
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 129,540
    VAR will overturn this.
  • SandpitSandpit Posts: 62,308
    Egypt just scored a second!

    There was a massive cheer in my neighbourhood!
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 60,350
    Ooops! Disallowed!

    Still 1-0.
  • BartholomewRobertsBartholomewRoberts Posts: 29,179
    rcs1000 said:

    Holy shit. Could Argentina leave the party against Egypt?

    Almost as beautiful Farage leaving the party against a bin.

    VAR strikes out the second though, what a quality movement that led to it.
  • StuartinromfordStuartinromford Posts: 23,246
    Gallowgate said:

    Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface

    Possible answers:

    Farage's ego is now so huge that the idea that his opponents wouldn't fall into his trap didn't occur to him.

    The hole he's in is so deep that a stupid bad-odds bet like this was his only chance.

    Maybe someone can ask him.
  • Big_IanBig_Ian Posts: 98
    Binface is not even a selection on BF!
  • GallowgateGallowgate Posts: 22,188
    FIFA is absolutely desperate for Argentina to win
  • BartholomewRobertsBartholomewRoberts Posts: 29,179
    Labour officially not standing too.

    Just the boob whisperer to go.
  • Andy_JSAndy_JS Posts: 40,714
    The whole of politics in the UK is now a battle between the establishment and Farage.
  • TazTaz Posts: 29,215
    Boom !!
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 129,540
    edited 5:31PM
    Rule that one out

    2 nil.
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 60,350
    2-0 I think!!!
  • Big_G_NorthWalesBig_G_NorthWales Posts: 72,638
    That will stand

    Egypt 2 up
  • BartholomewRobertsBartholomewRoberts Posts: 29,179
    That one counts!!!
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 129,540
    Salah is better than Messi.

    Fact!
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 73,043
    Zico
  • rcs1000rcs1000 Posts: 64,745
    Andy_JS said:

    The whole of politics in the UK is now a battle between the establishment and Farage.

    Who cares! Argentina's GOING HOME
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 129,540
    Egypt = Bernard Montgomery

    Argentina = Erwin Rommel
  • TazTaz Posts: 29,215
    Andy_JS said:

    The whole of politics in the UK is now a battle between the establishment and Farage.

    That’s the framing I expect satisfies him.
  • DumbosaurusDumbosaurus Posts: 1,072
    Big_Ian said:

    Binface is not even a selection on BF!

    Don't think he has a party does he?
  • eekeek Posts: 34,396
    Stuartinromford said:

    Gallowgate said:

    Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface

    Possible answers:

    Farage's ego is now so huge that the idea that his opponents wouldn't fall into his trap didn't occur to him.

    The hole he's in is so deep that a stupid bad-odds bet like this was his only chance.

    Maybe someone can ask him.
    The original story was bad and enough for him to be subject to a recall. Then the Sunday Times published enough to really knock him down. So the only explanation is that the plan was for the Times to reveal everything they had during this by election so that the boil was lanced.

    The irony is this gives the papers another story to focus on while Andy quietly works out over the summer what he needs to do.
  • MattWMattW Posts: 33,897
    edited 5:35PM
    This is who we need to stand.

    Sidney the Seagull, Mascot of Clacton Pier.

    H'Angus the Monkey can drop by to do some campaigning.
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 73,043
    At least he'll have to spend some time in Clacton for a change.
  • JohnLilburneJohnLilburne Posts: 8,371
    rcs1000 said:

    Holy shit. Could Argentina leave the party against Egypt?

    Having been in Morocco for the last WC, an Arab (Berber) win would be great
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 129,540
    edited 5:38PM
    Egypt = HMS Conquerer

    Argentina = The General Belgrano
  • DumbosaurusDumbosaurus Posts: 1,072
    Conditional on the greens standing (and no other party reconsidering), what price should they be? I was thinking about those 100s but they've gone and I'm not sure they were value anyway.
  • FoxyFoxy Posts: 57,370
    edited 5:36PM
    JohnLilburne said:

    rcs1000 said:

    Holy shit. Could Argentina leave the party against Egypt?

    Having been in Morocco for the last WC, an Arab (Berber) win would be great
    Egypt are 70 to win the WC on BFX.
  • TazTaz Posts: 29,215
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Egypt = HMS Sheffield

    Argentina = The General Belgrano

    Argentina will score then equalise in the last minute of injury team and win in extra time and we’ll all be hailing gallant losers Egypt.
  • FlatlanderFlatlander Posts: 6,091
    edited 5:37PM
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Egypt = HMS Sheffield

    Argentina = The General Belgrano

    Did you really mean that?

    I suppose Egypt are on fire rather than sinking, but still...
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 60,350
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Egypt = HMS Sheffield

    Argentina = The General Belgrano

    Both sank!
  • Big_IanBig_Ian Posts: 98
    Dumbosaurus said:

    Big_Ian said:

    Binface is not even a selection on BF!

    Don't think he has a party does he?
    According to Wiki, "Harvey originally stood as an independent, but his affiliation has been given since 2023 as the Count Binface Party."
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 129,540
    edited 5:39PM
    Flatlander said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Egypt = HMS Sheffield

    Argentina = The General Belgrano

    Did you really mean that?

    I suppose Egypt are on fire rather than sinking, but still...
    See my edit.

    I meant HMS Conquerer.
  • DumbosaurusDumbosaurus Posts: 1,072
    Big_Ian said:

    Dumbosaurus said:

    Big_Ian said:

    Binface is not even a selection on BF!

    Don't think he has a party does he?
    According to Wiki, "Harvey originally stood as an independent, but his affiliation has been given since 2023 as the Count Binface Party."
    Then I agree that he ought to be on there.
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 73,043
    Tom Whipple
    @whippletom
    ·
    46m
    Could count binface and the monster raving loony party have an electoral pact so they don't split the vote?
  • Luckyguy1983Luckyguy1983 Posts: 35,572
    Gallowgate said:

    Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface

    I think they can't really do anything right at present.

    This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.

    I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 104,318
    Andy_JS said:

    The whole of politics in the UK is now a battle between the establishment and Farage.

    That's a crazy take.

    One, most of his senior allies now are ex Tories. He's a different part of the Establishment now.

    Two, not standing against him is not everyone ganging up to 'battle' him.
  • BartholomewRobertsBartholomewRoberts Posts: 29,179
    rottenborough said:

    Tom Whipple
    @whippletom
    ·
    46m
    Could count binface and the monster raving loony party have an electoral pact so they don't split the vote?

    Count Binface would need a pact with Reform to avoid splitting the loony vote.
  • carnforthcarnforth Posts: 9,531
    Brazil and Argentina out? All being well we shall lose to France in the final.
  • FF43FF43 Posts: 19,897
    edited 5:46PM
    carnforth said:

    “We will be standing a candidate in the real by-election, which will follow the standards investigation into Nigel Farage’s fishy finances.

    We will not be standing a candidate in the fake by-election that Farage is causing to distract people from what is happening. We need to let that investigation run its course, and I think the reason why Nigel Farage has resigned is because he’s terrified that he’s going to be found to have done something wrong.

    The best thing for him to have done would have been to call a press conference and explain what he did with the money, apologise if needs be, and that would have been the end of it. Instead, he has been running away from scrutiny. No one is bigger than parliament. We all have to register our interests.

    We, the Conservative Party, are very focused on uniting the country around sensible policies. We’re going to focus on getting Britain working again and showing some common sense, not throwing random by-elections out because we’re having a hissy fit.”

    - Kemi

    A cynical take is that Badenoch is sitting out this election because she fully expects to lose. I mention this because politicians' thinking in these situations tends to be cynical, including Farage of course.

    It does mean Badenoch won't be going head-to-head with Farage over the summer about the bribes, which she would be doing if she was actively trying to displace him as the leading party of the right. She might of course expect him to collapse of his own accord, and so better not go in guns a-blazing, which would be very un-Kemi-like, but not a stupid strategy as far as it goes.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 104,318
    Dumbosaurus said:

    Big_Ian said:

    Binface is not even a selection on BF!

    Don't think he has a party does he?
    https://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Registrations/PP12685
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 129,540
    Booo!
  • GallowgateGallowgate Posts: 22,188
    Luckyguy1983 said:

    Gallowgate said:

    Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface

    I think they can't really do anything right at present.

    This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.

    I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
    Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 60,350
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Egypt = HMS Conquerer

    Argentina = The General Belgrano

    Argies launch an Exocet!

    2-1
  • TazTaz Posts: 29,215
    Told you

    Argentina score

    Goal in stoppage time

    Win in extra time.
  • viewcodeviewcode Posts: 29,160
    edited 5:45PM
    Deleted. Somehow, Argentina returned...
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 60,350
    Gallowgate said:

    Luckyguy1983 said:

    Gallowgate said:

    Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface

    I think they can't really do anything right at present.

    This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.

    I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
    Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
    The Grift that keeps on Grifting!
  • FlatlanderFlatlander Posts: 6,091
    Who is the Egyptian Dan Burn? Bring him on now.
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 129,540
    I was about to type that Egypt, Switzerland, and Colombia are 70, 48, and 16.5 to win the World Cup.

    One of these sides will be in the semi finals.

    Trading bet.
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 60,350
    viewcode said:

    Egypt = T65 Incom Starfighter
    Argentina = Death Star

    Death Stars don't kill people. Tarkins do.
  • TazTaz Posts: 29,215
    Nearly an equaliser

    All Argentina now.
  • TazTaz Posts: 29,215
    Called it

    2-2
  • Andy_JSAndy_JS Posts: 40,714
    edited 5:47PM
    2-2! Messi of course.
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 60,350
    Taz said:

    Told you

    Argentina score

    Goal in stoppage time

    Win in extra time.

    Goal sooner than you thought!
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 129,540
    Bugger
  • SandyRentoolSandyRentool Posts: 25,753
    edited 5:47PM
    It was too good to last.
  • Big_G_NorthWalesBig_G_NorthWales Posts: 72,638
    What was that about Messi ?
  • TazTaz Posts: 29,215
    Just remember, Egypt, as an old sports coach once said

    “Show me a gallant loser and I’ll show you a loser”
  • AnneJGPAnneJGP Posts: 5,620
    Barnesian said:

    Stuartinromford said:

    Nigelb said:

    "The Count vs The C***."

    But also- from the Bell to the Bin (and, come to think of it, from Neil to Nigel) says something about how public life has changed in 30ish years.

    Dammit, I positively want Farage to lose to a man with a bin on his head.
    I want to see Binface in Parliament in collar and tie with a bin on his head.
    What rule does it break?
    Will the Speaker accept it?
    Most people might be afraid of losing their deposit. Binface would be afraid of winning.
  • TazTaz Posts: 29,215
    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    Taz said:

    Told you

    Argentina score

    Goal in stoppage time

    Win in extra time.

    Goal sooner than you thought!
    Still called them coming back to 2-2.

    Always going to happen
  • MarqueeMarkMarqueeMark Posts: 60,786
    38 minutes of extra time to allow Argentina a third....
  • MarqueeMarkMarqueeMark Posts: 60,786
    AnneJGP said:

    Barnesian said:

    Stuartinromford said:

    Nigelb said:

    "The Count vs The C***."

    But also- from the Bell to the Bin (and, come to think of it, from Neil to Nigel) says something about how public life has changed in 30ish years.

    Dammit, I positively want Farage to lose to a man with a bin on his head.
    I want to see Binface in Parliament in collar and tie with a bin on his head.
    What rule does it break?
    Will the Speaker accept it?
    Most people might be afraid of losing their deposit. Binface would be afraid of winning.
    He has a VAST number of potential votes to sweep up....
  • AnneJGPAnneJGP Posts: 5,620
    carnforth said:

    Brazil and Argentina out? All being well we shall lose to France in the final.

    I thought Mr Trump would insist that USA had to be in the final.
  • SandyRentoolSandyRentool Posts: 25,753
    Egypt hoping for pens now
  • BartholomewRobertsBartholomewRoberts Posts: 29,179
    SandyRentool said:

    Egypt hoping for pens now

    I am hoping for a Salah goal.
  • Pro_RataPro_Rata Posts: 6,391
    edited 5:53PM
    Just looked at the score. Do I need to dig out my African team game management post again, this knockout stage would look radically different with 75 minute games.
  • Andy_JSAndy_JS Posts: 40,714
    edited 5:55PM
    Maybe Farage might need a Peter Barry figure to stand in the seat.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Northern_Ireland_by-elections#Other_candidates
  • Scott_xPScott_xP Posts: 43,640
    edited 5:55PM
    @kjhealy.co‬
    · 22m
    Infantino pushes button underneath seat in stand

    Pushed button again

    Starts stabbing unresponsive button in an increasingly frantic fashion
  • Big_IanBig_Ian Posts: 98
    Dumbosaurus said:

    Big_Ian said:

    Dumbosaurus said:

    Big_Ian said:

    Binface is not even a selection on BF!

    Don't think he has a party does he?
    According to Wiki, "Harvey originally stood as an independent, but his affiliation has been given since 2023 as the Count Binface Party."
    Then I agree that he ought to be on there.
    And now, he is.
  • TazTaz Posts: 29,215
    Cowabunga
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