London, UK. New polling data from Ipsos in the UK, conducted 8–9 July 2026, explores public attitudes to Nigel Farage’s decision to resign as an MP and force a by-election in Clacton, what they think of the ongoing parliamentary investigation into Nigel Farage and who the public would prefer to win that by-election.

This is a poll of the UK public in general, not the people of Clacton, so it doesn’t show that Binface is leading in Clacton. But it’s interesting that the British public prefer Binface to Farage.

A bar chart showing that 33% of Brits want Count Binface to win the Clacton by-election, 21% want Nigel Farage to win, 32% prefer neither, and 13% don't know.

  • sunbeam60@feddit.ukEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Denmark had a joke candidate who won a term in parliament 1994-1998: Jacob Haugaard.

    He ran representing the Party of Intentionally Workshy Elements (slogan: If Employment is Healthy, Give it to the Sick), on a programme of:

    • More tailwind on cycle paths [clearly a Danish issue]
    • A standard work day of 8 hours spare time, 8 hours of sleep and then 8 hours of rest.
    • Army field rations to include Nutella.
    • Shorter supermarket queues

    When he got in he was clearly terrified, but over time he did participate and take part. I don’t think he could quite believe it.

    I loved his parting shot, after his term ended, when his portrait (like that of all MPs) was hung in Parliament and he said: “Let this serve as a warning that any idiot populist can get elected”.