Much of Farage's appeal, I think, is down to the affable, cheeky chappy persona he presents. His 'one of the lads' schtick is particularly appealing to quite a large subsection of male… (View Post)

Eh? Democracy was enacted in Clacton in July 24 when they all stood and Farage won handsomely. Why should they participate in Farage's 'save my skin' project? (View Post)

Confirmed by Hannah Spencer on Newsnight. It's just the C*nt and the Count now. (View Post)

Like Farage himself, O'Neill is framing this as a battle between "the people" and "the Establishment". This would only conceivably work if the 'people' of Clacton t… (View Post)

I've got mixed feelings about whether Labour should stand in Clacton. I can see the attraction of leaving it to the Tories, or ignoring it if the Tories don't run a candidate. But on the ot… (View Post)