Farage vs Binface: How Nigel humiliated himself
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Why did Nigel Farage call a Clacton by-election and how did he frame it?
this is a global production nigel farage called this by-election yesterday on the basis of it being a people versus the establishment by-election that line is becoming harder and harder to prosecute why because it appears that his principal opponent at least for now is going to be a bin
I was actually quite stunned by that. I was stunned by the speed at which it all happened. And you've been hearing little murmurings going, well, maybe Nigel is a bit of a problem. The whole thing is now a sham.
Britain is broken and the public know it. And we need change. Why should I be judged today or in history in the future by Sky News and their ilk? The issue with my daughter was the final straw. Enough is enough. Why should they be the people that decide my fate when, as I repeat, I've done nothing wrong? No, I've decided that the people of Clapton should be the judges of my actions. This will be a people versus the establishment by-election.
That's Nigel's first campaign video for a contest no-one is entering. Reform says he's facing a deep state conspiracy to But as the by-election backfires, has Farage been left looking ridiculous? Welcome to the News Agents.
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It's Meatless.
And it's Lewis. And yesterday, when we were breaking down and digesting exactly why Nigel Farage had chosen to resign his own seat, resign his own seat before even the outcome of the respective inquiries into his financial conduct had concluded, we said that by-elections sometimes have a habit, particularly self-imposed ones, a habit of running away from you and becoming unpredictable. And I think it's fair to say that not even 24 hours at the time of recording on, that is definitely the case because Nigel Farage called this by-election yesterday on the basis of it being a people versus the establishment by-election, i.e., If you voted for him, it would be a poke between the eyes for the establishment.
And if you voted for someone else, then that would be a loss for you, the people. And yet less than 24 hours on, as I say, that line is becoming harder and harder to prosecute. Why? Because it appears that his principal opponent, at least for now, is going to be a bin. And when your principal opponent is a bin, it is quite hard to prosecute the idea that you are taking on the establishment. Although I suppose we should say, in fairness, that that particular bin is a count. So Count Binface at the moment is the only principal opponent in this by-election because every other party, Labour, the Conservatives, the Greens, the Lib Dems, they are all refusing to put up a candidate against Farage because they are saying that this is a stunt, this is a gimmick, and they're not going to play Farage's game.
And so Reform are now in a position where all they're able to do is say, these people are cowards, they're refusing to take us on. But in terms of actually realising, exactly as we were saying, Emily, yesterday, actually realising something, a political product, something that this is going to do for Farage, already you are seeing the downsides of it because the first 24 hours of this by-election campaign against Abin have been dogged by questions about financial conduct and the financial affairs that Nigel Farage wanted to get away from. And just listen, the tone of this, to me, has been absolutely extraordinary from a form who have clearly made a conscious decision to go out on the offensive.
But the danger is instead they are sounding very, very rattled. Just listen to Robert Jenrick in an interview yesterday.
People look at this and say, well, this is just Nigel Farage trying to dodge an inquiry, which he can feel is going the wrong way for him.
Nigel was very clear that he has broken no rules. He's not the arbiter of that. That's not how it works. He's done absolutely nothing wrong. But he doesn't sit in judgment. The people sit in judgment. Well, actually, there are rules about how an MP behaves. No, actually, we're a democracy. or at least we in reform believe it. You might not think that if you look at the other parties.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
Why did Nigel Farage call a Clacton by-election and how did he frame it?
0:02–7:36
2
How did mainstream parties react and why did they refuse to stand against Farage?
7:36–12:47
3
Why has Count Binface become Farage’s principal opponent and what does that mean politically?
12:47–19:39
4
What unanswered questions surround Farage’s finances and donation transparency?
19:39–38:57
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