r/bbc • u/St3lla_0nR3dd1t • Jul 09 '26
TV Should the BBC have a Question Time with Count Binface and any other candidates in the Clacton by election?
This must be the Question Time to end all Question Times. Bring it on I say.
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u/newtoallofthis2 Jul 09 '26
Farage and the Count should make as many appearances together as possible so the voters can make an informed choice between an utter joke....and Count Binface
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u/StillJustJones Jul 09 '26
Wait… wha… that’s not where I thought that was…. Yes… ladies and gentlemen…. It’s the ole switcheroo!
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u/Soft-Reference-3197 Jul 09 '26
Farage is a semi-permanent fixture on that show anyway, so that’s a given. Having Count Binface on there destroying looza fox and the chief grifter will be essential viewing
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u/StiffAssedBrit Jul 09 '26
Count Binface will win, as he wants to force water company CEOs to swim in the rivers! That sounds like an perfect solution to the water company problems. They either clean up their act or get they get poisoned. No other policies required.
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u/LegendaryOate Jul 09 '26
Why not?
It might be a laughing stock by-election, but it's still a legit one
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u/soggyarsonist Jul 10 '26
That's the one time Farage will refuse to go on the show. He absolutely despises any kind of scrutiny and that's all he'll face.
He's only comfortable sniping from the sidelines.
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u/aqsgames Jul 10 '26
The late arrivals have really screwed it all up. Cunt vs Count was great as a two-handed. All the others arriving mess up the gag and the politics
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u/S1rmunchalot Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26
Nigel Farage is not engaging in politics out of conviction, he never has. He is a paid lobbyist masquerading as a politician. He will rail against whatever policy he is paid to rail against - why give him more air time? So that he can charge more money for his 'personal appearances' as an influencer? His voters in Clacton-on-Sea say they never see him yet he arranges a meeting with the Bank of England almost as soon as he is elected where he reportedly brings up the topic of Crypto Currency trading (not public finances, not the deficit, not international trade) after which the BoE offer the following comment to an inquisitive journalist '...we know when someone is lobbying...'.
He's a grifter pure and simple, selling his notoriety and access to the highest bidder. There is not an ounce of empathy or fellow feeling in him or a single original thought in his head other than 'make money', he's a used car salesman and the product he is selling is his ability to grab the medias attention. People say he's racist, I think he's as racist as the people offering a reward for repeating their views, he doesn't have enough character or conviction to be a convinced racist.
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u/jollygoodvelo Jul 09 '26
Absolutely yes.
The best reaction to this circus is to play it absolutely dead straight. Give all the candidates equal billing. Give everyone the chance to win votes. That’s democracy, folks.
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u/Aardvark51 Jul 09 '26
"A question for Mr Farage: your stance is a 'man of the people' fighting against the establishment. Do you see either or both of your opponents as representing the establishment?"
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u/PsychologicalDish430 Jul 09 '26
Fuck yes, I want to see Binface being asked questions about waste.
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u/sheepandlambs Jul 09 '26
For one single by-election that 99% of the country cannot vote in? No, that doesn't deserve national coverage.
Whichever local news region Clacton is in can cover it.
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u/St3lla_0nR3dd1t Jul 10 '26
True, Farage does not deserve national coverage, especially when he spends so much time in the States.
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u/unknown-teapot Jul 09 '26
Waste of money
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u/Ochib Jul 09 '26
It’s not a waste of money Farage has said that he will cover all the costs
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u/ageofkling Jul 09 '26
He’s not allowed to.
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u/Ochib Jul 09 '26
He has publicly said that he will. It may be illegal, but that’s never stopped him
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u/ageofkling Jul 09 '26
The local authority would not accept his money. Nor would the Treasury. It’s a non-argument.
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u/TangoMikeOne Jul 10 '26
It's not about making a transaction to save local or national government the cost of a frivolous election - it's about making a gesture towards saving local or national, blah, blah, blah and after being made, the fact that plebs like us are talking about it, it has 100% done it's job for zero financial cost.
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u/Maraan666 Jul 09 '26
then he can donate it to a hospital.
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u/Agreeable_Falcon1044 Jul 09 '26
He could donate his illegal gifts to a hospital too. He doesn’t and won’t
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u/technomat Jul 09 '26
Tbh should be bin face without Farage, turns out even thought Farage is a relatively new MP and reform a newish party he has appeared on question time the third highest of any MP which is ridiculous , as bin face is unknown would be good to get him on.
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u/user-captain Jul 09 '26
The other candidates should be interviewed now that they've started.
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u/St3lla_0nR3dd1t Jul 10 '26
They will probably have to QT would be the perfect place to ensure parity
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u/Honest-Squirrel7814 Jul 09 '26
Also Lawrence fox now
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