Polls closing soon in Clacton by-election triggered by Nigel Farage
The whole circus—the 34 candidates, the record number of hopefuls that pollcheck.co.uk noted, the sheer spectacle of it all—is nothing but noise.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
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Clacton-on-Sea's farce proves political rot in Parliament and beyond
You read about it, and you think, "This has got to be satire." But when I look at the reporting—at abcnews.com detailing this special election in Clacton-on-Sea, or reading…
By Josie Calloway ·
vHow Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against a Man Dressed as a Trash Can
It takes a certain kind of desperate genius—the sort that mistakes noise for momentum—to stage an election designed purely as a sideshow.
By Caroline Ashford ·
Nigel Farage's scandal and Count Binface prove governing is impossible
The mechanics of modern Western politics have become a performance art, where the greatest political capital is not accrued through policy wins but through sheer theatrical endurance.
By Tom Beckwith ·