[davidjay]

The departure of Farage could be a 'be careful what you wish for' moment. Without him the dustbin voters could well move back to a more populist Tory party while the conspiracy theorists and borderline fascists might think that the Establishment did for moderate Nigel so may as well go full-on with Lowe. The best option is to keep Farage limping along, retaining enough support to stop both those things but never seriously threatening again.

[Abernathy]

He's not going to lose to Binface.

I know. But until polling day, I can still cherish a delicious possibility.

[Dalem Lake]

David Davis got 72% of the vote when they held his pointless by-election back in 2008. I'd be happy if Farage got less than that in Clacton.

[davidjay]

George Cottrell used to work for Roman Abramovitch, which is hardly a shock.

https://www.thenerve.news/p/george-cott ... 6999ae7067

[mattomac]

A lot of their appeal to some areas are they are not Tories though., otherwise people won’t vote.

That pacts a double edge sword plus the Tories who went over were the crud.

[Bones McCoy]

More of Nigel's "patriots" in action.

Gang of men hurl racist abuse at takeaway owner before violent attack

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2eln8drwlmo

A business owner has said that a group of men hurled racist abuse at him before punching him and smashing his head into a wall in the street in Falkirk.

Dr Zohaib Arshad said the group approached him on Grahams Road last month when he was visiting one of his takeaway shops and asked him when he was "leaving the country" before launching the unprovoked attack.

[Bones McCoy]

A thought, one that's probably been aired in other places.

Several speculators suggest Farage might tire of the questions and walk away.

Let's consider an alternative.
One where some of Farage's less pleasant backers don't want to lose their investment.
One where he receives an "offer he can't refuse" to carry on the act - or disappear in an unpleasant accident.

[Andy McDandy]

A good point.

Ever watch a WW2 documentary and think "Hitler? What a weirdo!"? Just remember that he was outwardly the most normal of the bunch. Same with the Fargle mob.

[Boiler]

I doubt anything will come of it after the event, but...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crm9w702k1lo

[Tubby Isaacs]

Wasn't it quite a lively late event?

Some black kids should hold an unlicensed late night event next door to Farage.

[Boiler]

I can get behind this - but which one of his houses should it be held at?

[Youngian]

Is this the same pub bores who used believe you could be served after hours if the landlord told the local bill it was a private party?

Hundreds went to the overnight party attended by Nigel Farage at Great Oakley airfield, which included live music, alcohol, and a Ferris wheel.

In a statement, Reform said it had not needed a LTEN for the private event and it was "confident that no rules were broken".

[davidjay]

They didn't need a licence but they applied for one. And shock of shocks there was an admission fee.

[Andy McDandy]

Having had some experience in this area, I can assure you that yes, regardless of private event status or entry fees, yes you bloody well need a licence.

[Dalem Lake]

Where's Farage disappeared to now? Haven't seen hide nor hair of him since his re-election.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Didn't see that much of him before it. Maybe he's doing exactly the same as he's always done, but the media aren't biting any more.

[kreuzberger]

They didn't need a licence but they applied for one. And shock of shocks there was an admission fee.

...which will suggest a VAT liability.

[Yug]

The eternal victim is caught lying again

Nigel Farage is facing questions about why he claimed his finances were the subject of a second standards investigation, as he was sworn in again as Clacton’s MP.

The Reform UK leader said when he resigned in July that the standards system had become a “political tool” because “yet another standards investigation is under way” into his finances.

He argued he wanted the people of Clacton to be the judge of his actions, rather than “the establishment”, after revelations in the Sunday Times that his friend and convicted fraudster George Cottrell had paid for social media work, accommodation and security before the 2024 election.

However, it is understood the parliamentary standards commissioner had not launched another investigation or widened the scope of the existing one at that point.

The commissioner is believed still not to have decided whether to widen the inquiry as recently as two weeks ago, when it was reopened as Farage was returned as MP for Clacton with an increased majority...

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... estigation

It never seems to occur to him that if he wasn't such a dodgy cunt there wouldn't be any need for investigations into his dodgy dealings, or if he didn't lie so much he wouldn't get called out on his lies.

Man of the People

[Boiler]

Also, isn't he in trouble for filming something on the roof of Parliament yesterday?

Just exemplifies the rot in this country of "I'll do whatever I like and you can't stop me".

[davidjay]

Also, isn't he in trouble for filming something on the roof of Parliament yesterday?

Just exemplifies the rot in this country of "I'll do whatever I like and you can't stop me".

Something I thought of only yesterday - in the same way Thatcher ruined the country by putting profit and greed above all, so Johnson did the same with the idea that rules and morality are for other people.