Nigel Farage Wins Clacton By-Election

A day before the Clacton by-election in the United Kingdom, Reform UK made it to the top of public opinion polls. Then, Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage followed that with a staggering win, placing him ahead of 628 MPs in terms of majority. He now has a majority larger than any other leader in the House of Commons.

The Conservatives made a huge strategic blunder by not putting up a candidate. Clacton has been a safe Tory seat in the past, but now Farage has turned it into a safe Reform seat, the very first safe Reform seat. Constituents have been reported as saying they'd vote for Farage even if he had three legs. 

Labour, Conservatives and LibDems are often called the Uniparty and there now appears to be evidence of them acting as such. They will be scared, that's for sure. Farage has turned the summer into talk about him. The Prime Minister, Andy Burnham is on his build a mandate find some legitimacy tour of the UK and yet few would know about it. Farage has upstaged the whole circus.

I have a question; in the last 250 years, what individual person has had such impact on the United Kingdom? Nigel Farage has re-shaped the foreign affairs and trade relations of a Great Power, a country with a Security Council veto and nuclear weapons. If you can think of someone who has had greater impact, let me know. However, caution is required when considering this question, as most names that crop up merely gained high status, they entrenched existing power structures, they did not effect any real change. 

What will the Uniparty do about Nigel Farage? 

Clacton By-election

Tomorrow, the people of Clacton will vote in a by-election to decide whether they support Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK. This is an important election as it could determine how the political landscape is shaped following the result.

Labour, Conservatives, LibDems and the Greens have declined to offer candidates. Kemi Badenoch is leader of the Conservatives and she has called the election fake. No, it isn't fake Ms Badenoch, your comment shows disdain for the democratic process. Or, does her party lack ideas altogether?

I'll make further comment on the result after the votes are counted. It does appear the United Kingdom is reaching a crisis point, but I'm sure a lot of water is yet to flow under the bridge.

Quality Rant from English Lady

June Slater tells it like it is, she's voting Reform UK. Nigel Farage has his by-election date on the 13th of this month, and the media are promoting Count Binface. Binface is not some radical, he's a BBC type who wants the UK to re-join the EU, which makes him a reactionary.

The establishment are doing all they can to destroy Reform. They'll stop at nothing.

UK Slips Farther into the Mire

Nigel Farage calls out the incoming Prime Minister; Andy Burnham was not in parliament in 2024 and has no mandate to lead the UK. Labour had over 400 MPs and yet none were suitable to lead the country. Instead, they had to parachute in the Mayor of Manchester.

Ann Widdecombe

Prominent British politician, Ann Widdecombe has been murdered. The police appear to be saying it was a burglary gone wrong. However, her political ally, Nigel Farage is implying that she was assassinated.

Nigel Farage Did Nothing Wrong

The UK House of Commons Code of Conduct is very clear about what gifts must be disclosed. The gift received by Nigel Farage does NOT require disclosure. The relevant rule is cited below:

42. Members should not register under this category: 

a) Benefits which could not reasonably be thought by others to be related to membership of the House or to the Member’s parliamentary or political activities, for example purely personal gifts or benefits from partners or family members, or loans or mortgage arrangements on commercial terms. However, both the possible motive of the giver and the use to which the gift is to be put should be considered. If there is any doubt, the benefit should be registered;

Nigel Farage at the time he received his gift was not a member of parliament, nor did he intend becoming an MP. Thus, no-one could reasonably think this gift was anything other than personal in nature. Such personal gifts are expressly excluded and SHOULD NOT be reported.

Mr Farage is being pilloried for following the express rules.

Clearly, there is an attempt underway to neuter him politically. With a delegitimised Andy Burnham about to become PM, a General Election may be about to be called and they want Farage pushed under. His move to resign and force a by-election in his constituency is a genius move as he has now been elevated to top of the news cycle, effectively making Burnham look weak and useless.

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmcode/1076/1076.pdf

Farage Makes Statement, Watch Out, He's Motivated

Nigel Farage calls for a General Election and addresses the pile on; including The Times publishing a photo of his daughter's house.

Farage is resigning his electorate and standing again. He'll likely get more than 75% of the vote. This is a major strategic move and puts the ball into the government's court. He's a wily old fox is Farage.

Nigel Farage Takes Victory Lap

Nigel Farage has been the most influential political figure of the twenty-first century in Britain. He was responsible for getting the UK out of the EU, and now he's effectively caused the end of the Labour prime minister. Labour has panicked and parachuted in the mayor of Greater Manchester. Such an undemocratic move just to avoid extinction.

The media are now relentlessly attacking Farage. Those swamp creatures are shameless, but when Reform UK do become part of a government they'd better look out, Farage doesn't strike me as a forgiving type. They've all got it coming.

The below interview is one of the few I could find that let Farage simply speak for himself.

Election Storm in the UK

Nigel Farage's party, Reform UK, has pulled off a series of stunning victories in the recent local elections held in England, Scotland and Wales. The two big losers are the Conservatives and Labour. The Greens are on the rise, and the Liberal Democrats improved. The electoral landscape is now multi-polar, and the old left-right divide has been swept aside. 

For Reform and the Greens, they now have a firm launch pad for any General Election. 

Watch for panic from Labour. Their ineffective and rather loathsome leader, Keir Starmer, will be permanently looking over his shoulder from now on. 

Nigel Farage has proven to be very resilient.

Green Breakthrough UK

There appears to be a major political shift taking place in the United Kingdom. The Green Party has won the byelection in the Gorton and Denton electorate, a traditional Labour seat. What's more, Reform UK came second. Labour came a distance third, while the Conservatives didn't even get their deposit back.

Polling across the country has reflected this shift, with the Green Party rising and Reform UK polling the highest. This is different to the 1980's when the newly formed SDP came close to replacing Labour. Now, there are several challenges to Labour's supremacy and the Conservatives are also under pressure from Nigel Farage's Reform, and Rupert Lowe's recently established Restore.

It is about time we saw the old corrupt hegemony deposed. May this trend be repeated worldwide. I realise this comes with risk - be careful what you wish for - but since tyranny has taken hold, we need swift and sweeping change to at least punish those who tried to cancel our freedoms.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/27/green-party-wins-gorton-and-denton-byelection-in-blow-to-keir-starmer

The Green party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection in a significant blow to Keir Starmer.

Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and Green party councillor, was elected as the party’s first MP in northern England after overturning Labour’s 13,000-vote majority.

Labour came third in the tightly contested race, 5,616 votes behind the Greens on 14,980 votes, while Reform UK finished second with 10,578 votes. The result represents a 25.3% drop in Labour’s vote compared to 2024.

The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats lost their deposits as they won fewer than 5% of the votes, with both under 2%.

Reform UK Splintering

Well, that didn't take long, Reform UK are starting to fall apart, and not even a year has gone by since last year's election. Reform leader, Nigel Farage is in a difficult position as he's a friend of Donald Trump, but Trump is no friend of the UK. This makes Farage unelectable, and his fellow Reform MP's know it.

Priti Patel Challenges Farage

 Farage's weasel words are being called out:

UK Backs Ukraine

I thought this innovative, British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer is extending a loan to Ukraine, backed by seized Russian money. This means Russia pays for the defender as well as its own aggression.

Starmer got off to a bad start, and looked very much the authoritarian. His voice is also irritating, which doesn't help either. But through this latest spat, he is looking more like a leader.

Meanwhile, Reform UK's leader, Nigel Farage has been silent. He's a friend of Donald Trump and likes to think he has influence with the President. In the past, Farage has been fully backing Ukraine and on GB News he predicted Russia's resounding defeat. Now that Trump has effectively switched sides, and looks very much the Quisling, Farage finds himself stranded, neither Arthur, nor Martha. Will Reform splinter as a result?

Elon Musk vs Nigel Farage

One minute Elon Musk was talking about backing the Reform UK party leader, Nigel Farage, and then the next Musk is tweeting that Farage doesn't have what it takes. Apparently, this criticism comes because Farage doesn't want the controversial figure, Tommy Robinson in his party. Recently, Musk had shown support for Robinson. 

This draws into focus the influence wealthy people like Musk have over politicians, and it is to Farage's credit that he's his own man and won't simply take orders.

For the record, Musk is wrong on this, the character Tommy Robinson is a rather loathsome individual, with a criminal record. He's no freedom fighter and has almost zero chance of leading a major political party in the UK. 

Kemi Badenoch Faces Relentless Criticism

I've noticed a concerted effort from political commentators in Britain, dragging down the Leader of the Opposition, the Conservatives leader, Kemi Badenoch. Many of these commentators exalt Nigel Farage to the highest. Does this reflect the opinion of Britons as a whole, or is this a campaign to elevate Farage?

Looking into this, I checked recent polling results as tabulated on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_United_Kingdom_general_election

Since Kemi Badenoch became the Conservatives leader, the party has shown steady recovery. Badenoch herself, has shown a low disapproval rating. On the 4th of December, the Conservatives polled first.

Studying leadership approval, and looking at the latest poll result, the results in order from most negative to least negative are:

Keir Starmer -36

Nigel Farage -11

Kemi Badenoch -9

Ed Davey -8

In all cases, these leaders have a negative response from voters, but if you listened to the pundits, you'd think Nigel Farage could walk on water. Out of the last four polls, only Davey and Badenoch have had a positive result. 

Something I have noticed about Farage, he's sounding a little more Tory every day. The effort appears to be to force a reverse takeover of the Conservatives, thus installing Farage as leader. To me, this sounds like wishful thinking as Reform only have five MP's, well short of predictions prior to this year's election.

It'll be interesting to see how this evolves, but it does look as if Reform UK will implode at some point as they simply lack the numbers in the House of Commons.

GB News Problematic

Should the UK's GB News be shut down? I read a recent report that claimed GB News mentioned Muslims in a predominantly negative light: https://nz.news.yahoo.com/gb-news-broadcasts-half-uk-172108931.html

Watching GB News, I have noticed this slant, and it is concerning that it lacks balance. 

They appear to act as a mouthpiece for the minor UK political party, Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage.

Nigel Farage was, and perhaps still is, a presenter on GB News. So biased is this channel, a casual observer may be mistaken for thinking Nigel Farage is the Leader of the Opposition, and his deputy, Richard Tice an almost equal heavyweight. In fact, Reform UK have five seats in the House of Commons, that's all. They are the fifth equal largest political party in the Commons, alongside the DUP and the Independent Alliance (Muslims). How come the latter doesn't get as much time as Reform does on GB News?

Kemi Badenoch of the Conservatives is the Leader of the Opposition, and performing quite outstandingly. In the Commons she recently eviscerated the Labour government and demolished its leader, Keir Starmer. Watching GB News, you'd have missed this if you blinked. 

My question is this: does GB News have it in for Kemi Badenoch and the Conservatives?

When we look at Nigel Farage, we need to be as objective as possible. He was a central figure behind Brexit and the UK's leaving the EU. He had made it his life's endeavour. But, without Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and the Vote Leave crew, he would have lost in the referendum. Then, under the Reform UK banner, he was touted to win a dozen or more seats in the House of Commons, but Reform came up a long way short with a disappointing five MP's. On election night, that looked to be only four, with the last MP being James McMurdock. I got the impression Nigel Farage didn't even know his name, it was a surprise result. 

Polling does show Reform in a close race between Labour and the Conservatives. FindOutNow have Reform consistently in second place, with either the Conservatives or Labour in first. The next General Election is five years away, and both of Reform's rivals have hundreds of seats and party infrastructure built up over a very long time. If placing a bet, what kind of odds would a bookie give on Reform being able to beat either party? The odds would be long, no matter how much money gets tipped into the campaign. 

Perhaps Nigel Farage knows this and is trying to force a merger with the Conservatives, with himself being catapulted into the leadership of the merged entity. I've noticed a gradual shift in Nigel Farage's position, every day now he sounds a little more Tory, and less the rebel. Why don't GB News go to the actual Leader of the Conservatives for comment, seeing as Nigel Farage is simply Tory Lite, eh what? And just to note, he gets things badly wrong at times, back when Russia invaded Ukraine he was talking about how much Russia was going to lose. Now it is obvious they've won, he's gone silent. 

I can see why people call for GB News to be shut down. They're mostly a negative channel and offer little by way of intelligent debate. The only exception to this is the lovely Bev Turner, but she is someone they don't appear to appreciate. If GB News disappears, they won't be missed.

Labour Authoritarianism

Labour politicians simply cannot resist the urge to become completely authoritarian. It took New Zealand's, Jacinda Ardern until 2020, and then the whole country found out what a monster she was. Now, in the UK it has taken only a few weeks for the UK's Keir Starmer to fully reveal himself. 

UK General Election July 4th 2024

Here we go, can you feel it? The British establishment is about to get a rude awakening. The bad news, we'll likely have Keir Starmer as the British PM. Personally, I cannot stand the sound of his voice. But, the big move will come from the new party, Reform UK. Expect several seats for them, and finally an end to the WEF Uniparty of Labour and Labour Lite (Tories).

Reform UK Polling 25%

Nigel Farage has changed his position regarding Vladimir Putin, and this is being reflected in the electorate. Farage always has his ear to the ground, he must have picked up the mood, people do not want a war with Russia. He is being relentlessly attacked by the media, but he needs to hold his ground and not buckle. The reward may see Reform crushing the Tories. We may be witnessing a major shift in the political landscape.

Message to Tories: locking people up in 2020, then trying to start a war with Russia were two of your worst ideas ever. Oh, and stop taking orders from the WEF, look where it gets you.

(Poll is just of GB News viewers, but nevertheless still came back with 38% Labour)

Can You Feel It?

There is something going on in Britain leading into their General Election in July. The polls don't seem to be able to pick it up, possibly because the pollsters are biased. 

We could be looking at a hung Parliament, with no one party having a majority. It looks as if voters will tactically vote; in electorates with large Muslim populations, those blocs will vote for candidates that are against the war in Gaza and who want the immediate cessation of hostilities. Then, in other electorates voters want to see an end to the Uniparty blob, that is the Labour and Tories together. More tactical voting again, this time for parties such as Reform UK.

All of this complexity may see big names unseated. Smaller parties may rise to become major players. 

Look out on election night, this could be a barn burner.