Brand New SentenceCount Binface now has an opportunity to do something phenomenal...
They have issues with covering the face? This is a cultural thing and I, for one, could feign deep offence at that.
The bin is for thier protection, do they care risk him being the chad to thier virgin?
Hell, I would take the count in an hourly motel room north of Glasgow with the bin.
Is "keep the bin on" very Glasgow? Seems more Croyden.
are non brits aware of count binface.
yes, because a man with a bin on his head potentially winning an election is somehow less ridiculous and more encouraging than the political climate of my country
I have no horse in this race for I am not bri*ish, but I very much hope Count Binface wins because it would be hilarious and even I know Farage is a cunt.
He should make it his mission to grant more attention to the minutia of official Parliamentary standards of dress than any MP in UK history. He should spend years figuring out the most outlandish possible outfits that still technically fit within the written dress code of Parliament.
... yet they let Nigel Farridge wear that weird frog mask.
Count Binface is my new hero.
My country needs heroes like Count Binface
Be the change you want to see in the world.
All you need is a silly costume and some free time.
This is America. I have no free time. I must work so I can afford to go to work.
The people should demand he wear the suit. "I voted for Count Bunface and I better see a bin up there!"
There's apparently a rule about wearing face coverings.
But he should absolutely wear the rest of the suit, and set the helmet down next to him, taking it off only while in session.
No bin on their face means it's not Binface
My father told me when I was young that no bin on their face means it's not Binface would save my life someday.
Yet it's apparently fine for Farage to cosplay as Admiral Ackbar from Star Wars? 😒
He can go in normal clothes and his excuse can be that he has temporarily morphed into a human-like creature using technology developed on Sigma 9.
I was thinking that he could nominate a "human" stand-in.
Does this mean they believe he's likely to win?
Couldn't do any worse than Farage. And, it's good to stir the pot, out with the old and corrupt, in with the new and funny.
The average citizen would be a far better choice than the majority of career politicians
*stir the bin
"You've got a face for bins"
As a Matt Parker fan, I know about and love count binface, but I seem to be out of the loop, did anything big happen?
Nigel Farage started a byelection for himself, as a political maneuver to prove he still has the people's support after a recent scandal involving taking a lot of undisclosed money from some crypto billionaire, in an area his party dominates.
Seeing it as a sham, every other party has stepped out, leaving the race entirely between Nigel Farage.... and Count Binface. If every other party potentially votes for Count Binface, he'd win with 60+% of the vote, meaning there's a non-zero chance he takes the seat of the next anticipated Prime Minister, which would be unbelievably funny.
No matter how it goes though, it's taken Nigel's decent political maneuver, and turned it into an absolute farce. There's no pride in barely beating Count Binface, this is the most political coverage he's ever gotten and it's honestly pretty devastating for Nigel Farage's reputation. Here's hoping he wins, which would be even better.
He gained so much popularity they had to comment on whether he would be able to wear his costume in government if he won.
if he won.
* when he takes his rightful place as more competent and more well liked candidate
Never overestimate the people of Clacton.
Of course, of course.
No. UK politics is just slow atm, so this is what they have to talk about
This is a pretty big story to be fair. Hazzard has outlined it nicely, but essentially the biggest current threat to the government in the polls might lose his seat to Count Binface, in a farcical by election of his own creation. And clearly there's enough of a chance of that happening that someone has felt the need to clarify if the costume will be allowed or not.
the biggest current threat to the government in the polls might lose his seat to Count Binface
Show me the poll that suggests BinFace has a chance in a safe conservative district. Everything I've seen is "Farage National Approval Rating" and "National Support/Oppose".
Nobody is even bothering to poll the actual district, because it is so lopsided.
The polls I referred to are about Reform generally being the biggest threat to Labour. Haven't seen any polls regarding this by election, but the argument I've seen is that the votes for anyone other than Nigel last time outnumbered his votes, so those votes might well go to Count Binface since no other major parties are fielding a candidate. Which seems wishful thinking, but is a possibility.
Overall, there isn't really a great outcome for Nigel here. He either wins, which isn't much of a victory given the (lack of) opposition, or he loses, which is devastating for his credibility. Regardless, I still think this is a bigger story than you originally made out.
Also, his resignation that caused this by-election was to distract from the fact that he was being investigated for not declaring a large donation to his election fund.
If he wins, the investigation will continue and may trigger another by-election.
The brits I know love to laugh too much for binface not to win. I am holding out hope.
Boaty McBoatface: Politics Edition
That one spread abroad too, it won a poll in my town for a new bridge name but the council wouldn’t go through with it:(
Edit: Bridgey McBridgeface
The deep state is trying to stop him!
