| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament 13:30 - Aug 13 with 1464 views | ElderGrizzly |
And only the Clacton voters can decide if he is guilty or innocent of his financial misdemeanors.
All to just do this again in October when he is found guilty.
"Why should I be judged, today or in history in the future, by Sky News and their ilk? Why should they be the people that decide my fate when, as I repeat, I’ve done nothing wrong.
I’m being judged as being guilty every single day by newspapers, broadcasters and elsewhere.
I will happily accept the judgement of these voters … I’ve decided that the people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions. This will be a people versus the establishment byelection." |  | | |  |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 13:43 - Aug 13 with 1391 views | NthQldITFC |
Silly little failed, corrupt, bullsh!tting shyster.
Many of his former fans are finally starting to see through him. |  |
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| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 13:46 - Aug 13 with 1367 views | iamatractorboy |
...because the voters of Clacton are totally not a biased set of jurors. Oh no. Definitely not. |  | | |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 13:50 - Aug 13 with 1350 views | ElderGrizzly |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 13:43 - Aug 13 by NthQldITFC |
Silly little failed, corrupt, bullsh!tting shyster.
Many of his former fans are finally starting to see through him. |
I did like this from his main opponent
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| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 13:53 - Aug 13 with 1325 views | Blueschev |
Is he trying out-Trump Trump with that rubbish? It's completely ridiculous. I really feel for the people of Clacton having to host this farce, as I wouldn't be especially happy with the thought of a comedy character being the main opposition on the ballot.
Something needs to change to prevent this sort of nonsense, you shouldn't be allowed to call a by-election only to stand in it yourself. I cannot think of any scenario where that could ever be justified. |  | | |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 13:53 - Aug 13 with 1329 views | Guthrum |
I do hope he didn't say this today. After all, electioneering is barred on polling day itself. |  |
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| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 13:56 - Aug 13 with 1302 views | ElderGrizzly |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 13:53 - Aug 13 by Guthrum |
I do hope he didn't say this today. After all, electioneering is barred on polling day itself. |
He did. On X earlier this morning | | | |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 13:59 - Aug 13 with 1271 views | ElderGrizzly |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 13:53 - Aug 13 by Blueschev |
Is he trying out-Trump Trump with that rubbish? It's completely ridiculous. I really feel for the people of Clacton having to host this farce, as I wouldn't be especially happy with the thought of a comedy character being the main opposition on the ballot.
Something needs to change to prevent this sort of nonsense, you shouldn't be allowed to call a by-election only to stand in it yourself. I cannot think of any scenario where that could ever be justified. |
Agree and if found guilty by the Standards Commission that should debar anyone from standing again. No matter the party.
As you say, it's farce as there will be another election in a couple of months and he'll stand again. | | | |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 14:14 - Aug 13 with 1187 views | EdwardStone |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 13:59 - Aug 13 by ElderGrizzly |
Agree and if found guilty by the Standards Commission that should debar anyone from standing again. No matter the party.
As you say, it's farce as there will be another election in a couple of months and he'll stand again. |
I think the Standards Commission decide the Guilty/ Not Guilty of the charges and also the tarriff ....
They have a number of options available depending on seriousness of the infraction
Anything more than a 10 day suspension allows for a recall petition to be triggered if the voters in the constituency wish
If the recall petition reaches the set percentage then a by election follows
A very minor infraction of the rules should not mean a life ban plus by election....that would be madness |  | | |
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| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 14:17 - Aug 13 with 1146 views | J2BLUE |
Ah yes, the famous pillar of the establishment, Count Binface. |  | | |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 14:22 - Aug 13 with 1099 views | NthQldITFC |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 13:56 - Aug 13 by ElderGrizzly |
He did. On X earlier this morning |
Good heavens! He's broken the rules!  | |
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| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 14:24 - Aug 13 with 1095 views | EdwardStone |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 13:53 - Aug 13 by Guthrum |
I do hope he didn't say this today. After all, electioneering is barred on polling day itself. |
I thought this was more common practice rather than Law | | | |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 14:31 - Aug 13 with 1067 views | ElderGrizzly |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 14:14 - Aug 13 by EdwardStone |
I think the Standards Commission decide the Guilty/ Not Guilty of the charges and also the tarriff ....
They have a number of options available depending on seriousness of the infraction
Anything more than a 10 day suspension allows for a recall petition to be triggered if the voters in the constituency wish
If the recall petition reaches the set percentage then a by election follows
A very minor infraction of the rules should not mean a life ban plus by election....that would be madness |
Agree. There should be a sliding scale depending on seriousness and the co-operation of the 'defendant'.
The fact Farage is now trying to say what Parliament says doesn't count when he campaigned for 20 years to make Parliament sovereign is a lovely angle to it all. | | | |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 14:32 - Aug 13 with 1065 views | ElderGrizzly |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 14:17 - Aug 13 by J2BLUE |
Ah yes, the famous pillar of the establishment, Count Binface. |
Ah, but he's a left woke uniparty traitor or something.
It still amuses me that Farage, the public school educated, city trader, who has been in front-line politics since 1994 is saying he isn't the establishment. | | | |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 14:38 - Aug 13 with 1033 views | Blueschev |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 14:22 - Aug 13 by NthQldITFC |
Good heavens! He's broken the rules! |
Well he says he's done nothing wrong so case closed. And if the electorate think he's broken the rules today then they won't vote for him, unless they already have before he broke the rules, but he said he hasn't so it doesn't matter. Anyway stop picking on him you establishment shill. | | | |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 14:48 - Aug 13 with 996 views | soupytwist |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 14:24 - Aug 13 by EdwardStone |
I thought this was more common practice rather than Law |
The Electoral Commission's rules about campaigning and media on polling day state:
"Campaigning is allowed on polling day, so you might see campaign material on social media or receive a leaflet through your door on polling day itself."
I guess posting drivel on social media is covered by that.
Edited to correct original info that came from the Commission's page on "Combined Authority Mayoral elections" which today's isn't. [Post edited 13 Aug 14:50]
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| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 16:06 - Aug 13 with 811 views | jayessess |
Look I know it seems like I nicked your car and it is in fact currently parked in my garage, but I conducted a very rigorous poll with voters in Walton-in-the-Naze and they seem persuaded that I didn't in fact do it, so that means I didn't. |  |
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| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 16:38 - Aug 13 with 704 views | Guthrum |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 14:24 - Aug 13 by EdwardStone |
I thought this was more common practice rather than Law |
Actually, I think you're right. It's inside polling stations that it's banned. | |
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| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 16:55 - Aug 13 with 646 views | NthQldITFC |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 16:06 - Aug 13 by jayessess |
Look I know it seems like I nicked your car and it is in fact currently parked in my garage, but I conducted a very rigorous poll with voters in Walton-in-the-Naze and they seem persuaded that I didn't in fact do it, so that means I didn't. |
Walton-on-the-Nazi
Has anyone done that one yet?
Apparently not, according to Duck Duck Go.
Seems rather obvious, if a little lazy. [Post edited 13 Aug 16:58]
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| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 21:43 - Aug 13 with 385 views | Freddies_Ears |
| Election Day - Farage again saying he will ignore Parliament on 13:43 - Aug 13 by NthQldITFC |
Silly little failed, corrupt, bullsh!tting shyster.
Many of his former fans are finally starting to see through him. |
But not enough of them? | | | |
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