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Count Binface, and how British satire protects the establishment. There’s a tradition in Britain of only breaking our stiff upper lip to smirk at some twat who’s standing for election dressed like he’s going to run the London Marathon for charity. Count Binface is the latest one, and he’s...

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🚨 WATCH: Count Binface responds to Nigel Farage calling him the "establishment candidate" "That's interesting, isn't it? Because one of the candidates was a sitting MP, formerly an MEP and the architect of Brexit... if that's not the establishment, I'd like to know what is"
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🚨 WATCH: Count Binface responds to Nigel Farage calling him the "establishment candidate" "That's interesting, isn't it? Because one of the candidates was a sitting MP, formerly an MEP and the architect of Brexit... if that's not the establishment, I'd like to know what is"

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🇬🇧 🗳️ Count Binface, the unlikely candidate challenging far-right UK leader British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage is facing the embarrassing prospect of going head-to-head with satirical candidate Count Binface in a by-election after he decided to quit parliament. Binface, the alter ego of comedian Jon Harvey, regularly runs in UK elections with a rubbish bin-shaped head and long cape
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🇬🇧 🗳️ Count Binface, the unlikely candidate challenging far-right UK leader British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage is facing the embarrassing prospect of going head-to-head with satirical candidate Count Binface in a by-election after he decided to quit parliament. Binface, the alter ego of comedian Jon Harvey, regularly runs in UK elections with a rubbish bin-shaped head and long cape

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'I wanted the people of Clacton to be my judge, not the mainstream media and the political establishment.' Reform leader Nigel Farage claims he has secured an 'overwhelming win' in the Clacton by-election, as the vote count continues with official results not expected for hours.
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'I wanted the people of Clacton to be my judge, not the mainstream media and the political establishment.' Reform leader Nigel Farage claims he has secured an 'overwhelming win' in the Clacton by-election, as the vote count continues with official results not expected for hours.

GB News

21,656 views • 15 days ago

Count Binface, "Who's the establishment, the lone wolf in an amateurish space armour from Sigma 9" "Or Nigel Farage who has been a member of the British Parliament, a member of the European Parliament, a central figure of British politics for over 20 years, and is a member of the East India Gentleman's Club which to this day I understand do not admit women" Mehdi Hasan, "What do you make of Nigel Farage?" Count Binface, "He was the MP for Clacton till recently" "He was the architect of Brexit" "I've been trying to analyse the pros and cons of Brexit in the ten years since that referendum occurerd" "First I analysed the cons of Brexit. That took me quite a long time and I'm still doing that" "And then I decided to have a look at the pros...." Mehdi Hasan, "None?" Count Binface, "None that I can see" Worth watching this just to see Mehdi Hasan smile and try not to break into laughter (he's usually super serious!) - And of course if you like this, check out Zeteo UK for more 👍
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Count Binface, "Who's the establishment, the lone wolf in an amateurish space armour from Sigma 9" "Or Nigel Farage who has been a member of the British Parliament, a member of the European Parliament, a central figure of British politics for over 20 years, and is a member of the East India Gentleman's Club which to this day I understand do not admit women" Mehdi Hasan, "What do you make of Nigel Farage?" Count Binface, "He was the MP for Clacton till recently" "He was the architect of Brexit" "I've been trying to analyse the pros and cons of Brexit in the ten years since that referendum occurerd" "First I analysed the cons of Brexit. That took me quite a long time and I'm still doing that" "And then I decided to have a look at the pros...." Mehdi Hasan, "None?" Count Binface, "None that I can see" Worth watching this just to see Mehdi Hasan smile and try not to break into laughter (he's usually super serious!) - And of course if you like this, check out Zeteo UK for more 👍

Farrukh

202,204 views • 17 days ago

🚨 😹 Kemi Badenoch calls for a televised debate between Nigel Farage and Count Binface. Starmer: “They intend to spend the summer arguing with a bin.” “My advice to everyone is: put your vote in the bin.” Reform desperately wants fury, persecution and the establishment but the comedy is drowning them out. 🤣 #PMQs
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🚨 😹 Kemi Badenoch calls for a televised debate between Nigel Farage and Count Binface. Starmer: “They intend to spend the summer arguing with a bin.” “My advice to everyone is: put your vote in the bin.” Reform desperately wants fury, persecution and the establishment but the comedy is drowning them out. 🤣 #PMQs

Liz Webster

39,124 views • 1 month ago

Nigel Farage is resigning his MP seat of Clacton This will spark a by election in Clacton which he is putting himself forward for Watch the full speech. It is an indictment of the bloated lanyard class and their fear of the public - and of Nigel Farage Reform enabled 5 million tax payers to vote when Labour tried to cancel elections The establishment is going to try anything it can to shut Reform and Nigel down The Times publishing image of his daughter is a very low move. But this is a time For change. Let the Public decide… Nigel Farage
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10,300 views • 1 month ago

'My job is to demonstrate that British democracy is wonderful and unique in the entire Cosmos' Count Binface told #BBCBreakfast why he plans to stand against Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election - triggered by the resignation of the Reform UK leader who then plans to re-fight the seat, which he argued would vindicate him following questions over his financial arrangements
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'My job is to demonstrate that British democracy is wonderful and unique in the entire Cosmos' Count Binface told #BBCBreakfast why he plans to stand against Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election - triggered by the resignation of the Reform UK leader who then plans to re-fight the seat, which he argued would vindicate him following questions over his financial arrangements

BBC Breakfast

1,866,076 views • 1 month ago

Nigel Farage, "Today, I will resign as an MP for Clacton" "This is a people vs the establishment election, a chance to stick two fingers up to the establishment, to frankly tell them where to go" "To the voters of Clacton: if I win, you win" You win an MP who doesn't hold in-person surgeries like other MPs You win an MP who received a £5m gift without declaring it You win an MP who earns more per hour from a gold company than the average disposable annual income in Clacton Good luck with your choices Clacton 👍
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Nigel Farage, "Today, I will resign as an MP for Clacton" "This is a people vs the establishment election, a chance to stick two fingers up to the establishment, to frankly tell them where to go" "To the voters of Clacton: if I win, you win" You win an MP who doesn't hold in-person surgeries like other MPs You win an MP who received a £5m gift without declaring it You win an MP who earns more per hour from a gold company than the average disposable annual income in Clacton Good luck with your choices Clacton 👍

Farrukh

167,614 views • 1 month ago

Nigel Farage’s gamble to call by-election in Clacton has turned out to be a massive mistake as Count Binface who seems to be his only real competitor has made it onto #newsnight #votebinface and save the taxpayer £350,000 is surely an election winning slogan.
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Nigel Farage’s gamble to call by-election in Clacton has turned out to be a massive mistake as Count Binface who seems to be his only real competitor has made it onto #newsnight #votebinface and save the taxpayer £350,000 is surely an election winning slogan.

Mike H

627,327 views • 1 month ago

Two weeks ago I booked tickets to see Count Binface performing live in London, which seemed like a quirky fun thing to do 🗑️ Then Nigel Farage and the media furore happened, and somehow I randomly ended up being the only journalist in the audience last night at the sold-out gig (many journalists had begged to attend to no avail, apparently) 😅 The veteran journalist John Sweeney John Sweeney interviewed him live on stage in the style of Jeremy Paxman and then it was opened up to the floor. Overall, it was a very funny gig - John Harvey seemed to view the whole week is rather surreal. I think some of the best material he’d planned for the gig he’d already used on air, so he was literally ad-libbing satire on the spot based on what questions he was asked, which is pretty impressive given that the room was also not air-conditioned and so we were all sweating in close quarters for an hour and 20 minutes. I also met one of his supposed supporters, who has been funding him at the rate of £3 a month for the last 15 years 💷 (in answer to the, “who is funding him?” question) Here are some gems from the night 💎: - Count Binface clearly really detests Nigel Farage - Count Binface pledges to put David Attenborough on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square - On the topic of AI stealing creative content and taking over our jobs, Count Binface wants to “stop the bots!” and thinks we should break into OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman’s house in the middle of the night steal his DNA to create a “Sam Altman AI” - Count Binface admits he is “weak on uncontrolled immigration” given that he is an alien that travelled to Earth to stand as a joke candidate, but he says that he is holding back the rest of the spaceships from invading Earth 🚀 - However he did admit that he is an intergalactic space warrior who is bent on dominating mankind (I’m kind of up in the air about whether Clacton should vote for him now) - The Count Binface helmet does come with some sort of cooling device, but sadly he left it in the dressing room last night before the gig 🫠 - Overall Count Binface said that he just really cares about democracy, and he doesn’t think we should count on him to become a member of Parliament or any other kind of statesmen. In fact, he would like to get only *just* enough votes to prevent Farafe from being elected. - He just feels it’s important for the public to have the option to spoil their vote in order to express displeasure at current policies and politicians - And John Sweeney has challenged Nigel Farage to submit for a live onstage interview (highly unlikely, methinks) P.S. Do get in contact if you would like to use any of the images and videos that I captured last night. Yes, I do need to be paid, legal action will be taken if you use it without permission 😊 #CountBinface #JohnHarvey #NigelFarage #JohnSweeney #Clactonbyelection #UKpolitics
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Two weeks ago I booked tickets to see Count Binface performing live in London, which seemed like a quirky fun thing to do 🗑️ Then Nigel Farage and the media furore happened, and somehow I randomly ended up being the only journalist in the audience last night at the sold-out gig (many journalists had begged to attend to no avail, apparently) 😅 The veteran journalist John Sweeney John Sweeney interviewed him live on stage in the style of Jeremy Paxman and then it was opened up to the floor. Overall, it was a very funny gig - John Harvey seemed to view the whole week is rather surreal. I think some of the best material he’d planned for the gig he’d already used on air, so he was literally ad-libbing satire on the spot based on what questions he was asked, which is pretty impressive given that the room was also not air-conditioned and so we were all sweating in close quarters for an hour and 20 minutes. I also met one of his supposed supporters, who has been funding him at the rate of £3 a month for the last 15 years 💷 (in answer to the, “who is funding him?” question) Here are some gems from the night 💎: - Count Binface clearly really detests Nigel Farage - Count Binface pledges to put David Attenborough on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square - On the topic of AI stealing creative content and taking over our jobs, Count Binface wants to “stop the bots!” and thinks we should break into OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman’s house in the middle of the night steal his DNA to create a “Sam Altman AI” - Count Binface admits he is “weak on uncontrolled immigration” given that he is an alien that travelled to Earth to stand as a joke candidate, but he says that he is holding back the rest of the spaceships from invading Earth 🚀 - However he did admit that he is an intergalactic space warrior who is bent on dominating mankind (I’m kind of up in the air about whether Clacton should vote for him now) - The Count Binface helmet does come with some sort of cooling device, but sadly he left it in the dressing room last night before the gig 🫠 - Overall Count Binface said that he just really cares about democracy, and he doesn’t think we should count on him to become a member of Parliament or any other kind of statesmen. In fact, he would like to get only *just* enough votes to prevent Farafe from being elected. - He just feels it’s important for the public to have the option to spoil their vote in order to express displeasure at current policies and politicians - And John Sweeney has challenged Nigel Farage to submit for a live onstage interview (highly unlikely, methinks) P.S. Do get in contact if you would like to use any of the images and videos that I captured last night. Yes, I do need to be paid, legal action will be taken if you use it without permission 😊 #CountBinface #JohnHarvey #NigelFarage #JohnSweeney #Clactonbyelection #UKpolitics

Mary-Ann Russon

261,397 views • 1 month ago

With Reform looking inevitable, the establishment is panicking, pulling out every bit of European-style lawfare and harassment to stop them. The latest is an investigation into £5 million received from a Bitcoin billionaire. I'd like to see the Labour politician who can turn down five million quid. In fact I don't remember Labour agonising over the ethical implications of receiving £11 million from unions, the conflict of interest in receiving £6 million from energy tycoon Dale Vince, or the dodginess of receiving £4 million from a Cayman Islands-based hedge fund. They've ramped up the harassment as well, with journalists staking out Farage's daughter's home. No wonder nobody wants to run against the establishment. Farage called a by-election to draw a line under these matters and the establishment parties - the Tories, Labour, Lib Dems, Greens - are all boycotting the vote, creating an inverted cordon sanitaire. Would be nice if they could do that at the general election too.
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With Reform looking inevitable, the establishment is panicking, pulling out every bit of European-style lawfare and harassment to stop them. The latest is an investigation into £5 million received from a Bitcoin billionaire. I'd like to see the Labour politician who can turn down five million quid. In fact I don't remember Labour agonising over the ethical implications of receiving £11 million from unions, the conflict of interest in receiving £6 million from energy tycoon Dale Vince, or the dodginess of receiving £4 million from a Cayman Islands-based hedge fund. They've ramped up the harassment as well, with journalists staking out Farage's daughter's home. No wonder nobody wants to run against the establishment. Farage called a by-election to draw a line under these matters and the establishment parties - the Tories, Labour, Lib Dems, Greens - are all boycotting the vote, creating an inverted cordon sanitaire. Would be nice if they could do that at the general election too.

Leo Kearse - see me on tour! Links in bio

65,330 views • 1 month ago

Reposting because the AEC requires authorisation. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The hard questions never get answered do they. This is typical of how press conferences work. You only get to ask questions they want to answer. That’s how you get an invite as a journalist, don’t ask the hard questions. Perfect example of how the establishment media and the establishment politicians behave. It’s all a stage. Housing for young people is one of the most important issues of this election.
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Reposting because the AEC requires authorisation. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The hard questions never get answered do they. This is typical of how press conferences work. You only get to ask questions they want to answer. That’s how you get an invite as a journalist, don’t ask the hard questions. Perfect example of how the establishment media and the establishment politicians behave. It’s all a stage. Housing for young people is one of the most important issues of this election.

Gerard Rennick

32,395 views • 1 year ago

MacFarlane: I think it's an anti-establishment era we may be entering here. Look at all the different ways in which people are bucking against establishment. Kids are more distrustful about academia. They're concerned, if not scared of AI. Independent media is flourishing. People want to defy the establishment. I don't think this is a Democratic dynamic. I think there is cynicism, if not fear of establishment right now. And if Abdul El-Sayed is somebody who channels people who don't want the establishment to run and to reign, he's going to have a big night moving forward.
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MacFarlane: I think it's an anti-establishment era we may be entering here. Look at all the different ways in which people are bucking against establishment. Kids are more distrustful about academia. They're concerned, if not scared of AI. Independent media is flourishing. People want to defy the establishment. I don't think this is a Democratic dynamic. I think there is cynicism, if not fear of establishment right now. And if Abdul El-Sayed is somebody who channels people who don't want the establishment to run and to reign, he's going to have a big night moving forward.

Acyn

56,389 views • 24 days ago

Former Kevin McCarthy is quitting Congress. He’s essentially saying if he cannot run the place as Speaker, then he will leave. There’s an Establishment Exodus from the House Republican Conference. It’s my hope that we backfill these establishment entities with folks who are willing to fight for the America First agenda. But for all of the self-congratulatory videos that McCarthy may make, his unwillingness to stay and vote for even the most basic Republican priorities until the end of his term may imperil our ability to get the job done.
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Former Kevin McCarthy is quitting Congress. He’s essentially saying if he cannot run the place as Speaker, then he will leave. There’s an Establishment Exodus from the House Republican Conference. It’s my hope that we backfill these establishment entities with folks who are willing to fight for the America First agenda. But for all of the self-congratulatory videos that McCarthy may make, his unwillingness to stay and vote for even the most basic Republican priorities until the end of his term may imperil our ability to get the job done.

Former Congressman Matt Gaetz

722,679 views • 2 years ago

Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Resigning now puts a halt to the inquiry that could have seen Nigel Farage suspended for failing to declare his £5m gift" "It forces a by-election now before the truth has been established about that money, and any other gifts or donations" "Such as those revealed over the weekend from a convicted fraudster" "But if re-elected the Standards Inquiry resumes and another by-election could be forced anyway" "The other parties are saying they won't indulge this contest" "And it looks like the only serious opposition Mr Farage faces could come from Count Binface" Count Binface 👏 This is yours for the taking #C4News
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Resigning now puts a halt to the inquiry that could have seen Nigel Farage suspended for failing to declare his £5m gift" "It forces a by-election now before the truth has been established about that money, and any other gifts or donations" "Such as those revealed over the weekend from a convicted fraudster" "But if re-elected the Standards Inquiry resumes and another by-election could be forced anyway" "The other parties are saying they won't indulge this contest" "And it looks like the only serious opposition Mr Farage faces could come from Count Binface" Count Binface 👏 This is yours for the taking #C4News

Farrukh

249,215 views • 1 month ago

“Binface versus bin juice: no contest.” All the major parties have said they will not field candidates in the byelection in Clacton that Farage forced through after announcing his resignation as an MP on Tuesday, amid media furore over his dodgy finances. And as it stands, his main competition for the seat will be... Count Binface. On Novara Live, George Monbiot told Michael Walker that he’s backing Binface to win. Farage “shouldn’t be anywhere near our politics,” he added.
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“Binface versus bin juice: no contest.” All the major parties have said they will not field candidates in the byelection in Clacton that Farage forced through after announcing his resignation as an MP on Tuesday, amid media furore over his dodgy finances. And as it stands, his main competition for the seat will be... Count Binface. On Novara Live, George Monbiot told Michael Walker that he’s backing Binface to win. Farage “shouldn’t be anywhere near our politics,” he added.

Novara Media

18,917 views • 1 month ago

British politics is now so far down the rabbit hole that Newsnight can put Count Binface on a politics panel and seriously discuss whether he might beat Nigel Farage in a by-election and become an MP. And the mad part is not that Count Binface is being asked the questions. The mad part is that, compared with much of Westminster, he sounds no less plausible. This is where the political class has dragged us: a country so exhausted by managed decline, broken promises, donor politics and manufactured leadership contests that the man with a bin on his head is treated as part joke, part protest vote, part constitutional possibility. Satire used to mock politics from the outside. Now it has been invited onto the panel because politics has become satire manifest.
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British politics is now so far down the rabbit hole that Newsnight can put Count Binface on a politics panel and seriously discuss whether he might beat Nigel Farage in a by-election and become an MP. And the mad part is not that Count Binface is being asked the questions. The mad part is that, compared with much of Westminster, he sounds no less plausible. This is where the political class has dragged us: a country so exhausted by managed decline, broken promises, donor politics and manufactured leadership contests that the man with a bin on his head is treated as part joke, part protest vote, part constitutional possibility. Satire used to mock politics from the outside. Now it has been invited onto the panel because politics has become satire manifest.

The Heartlands Tribune

83,524 views • 1 month ago

PRINCE HARRY WOULD BE NUTTY TO COME BACK TO THE UK (TO STAY)!!!! Dom on the panel said “I’ve listened to the audio of it (spare)… He escaped that establishment. It destroyed his mother, it’s destroyed his life. He’s been really brave to go and make a new life for himself and have a much happier life than what he’d have in the establishment.” “If he wants to come back I’d welcome him. I love Harry, but what he’s got now is a billion times better than what he’s gonna get here.”
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PRINCE HARRY WOULD BE NUTTY TO COME BACK TO THE UK (TO STAY)!!!! Dom on the panel said “I’ve listened to the audio of it (spare)… He escaped that establishment. It destroyed his mother, it’s destroyed his life. He’s been really brave to go and make a new life for himself and have a much happier life than what he’d have in the establishment.” “If he wants to come back I’d welcome him. I love Harry, but what he’s got now is a billion times better than what he’s gonna get here.”

Glow Lee

27,706 views • 11 months ago

Something is changing - there is a revolution coming. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is now the most popular politician in Britain. We are about to enter a new era of Farage, the establishment slayer. And I have to say, I’m here for it!
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Something is changing - there is a revolution coming. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is now the most popular politician in Britain. We are about to enter a new era of Farage, the establishment slayer. And I have to say, I’m here for it!

Dan Wootton

272,340 views • 1 year ago