Cometh the hour, cometh the Binface…

LemonJam

Love it! Love a slice of British humour/ political satire. Come on Count Binface- I’m rooting for him!

As am I!

I cannot help but giggle, what was designed to being a finger up to the so called “establishment” by someone claiming to be “anti- establishment”, has been turned into the biggest circus in the country.

All we need now is Barnum to stand!

Human Fox makes a good point.

Yes, I saw that, he spoke very well. The Monster Raving Loonies meanwhile are planning to field a number of candidates, so circus it will remain.

Human Fox has pulled out. He says it’s a circus.

Brill site. 🤣

Love it! Love a slice of British humour/ political satire. Come on Count Binface- I’m rooting for him!

Dreadwitch

Well an actual bin would be preferable to farage and it might actually do the job it's paid to do.

Our bins do their job perfectly, so you might be right!

This tradition, according to Google AI, dates back to the mid 20th century when "eccentric individuals paved the way. Lieutenant Commander Bill Boaks began campaigning as a flamboyant independent on road safety as early as 1951".

Something I wasn't aware of...

"The Legacy of "Serious" Nonsense"

"While designed to offer relief and mock the political class, many of these parties actually use satire to make serious points. In a bizarre twist of British political history, several early satirical policies originally mocked by the public have actually been enacted into UK law, including"

The legalisation of commercial radio.
The abolition of dog licences.
Allowing pubs to open all day long.
Passports for pets.

It could be said - as Google AI does - that this kind of satirical nonsense acts as an electoral safety valve.

Democratic Accountability: It acts as a non-violent, deeply British democratic safety valve. It allows the public to humiliate powerful leaders without resorting to civil unrest.

- if that IS the case, then I believe it's a good tradition and in these divisive times, one that should continue. I'm sure Nigel Farage understands that. Although he's a controversial and divisive politician himself, he's sufficiently intelligent.

Well an actual bin would be preferable to farage and it might actually do the job it's paid to do.

SaraC

Thank you for the Wiki link Wyllow3. Excellent reading, some wonderfully humorous quotes. Watch out Clayton - stranger things have happened - this may be the leader of the country we’ve been searching for…

Your bautocorrect is doing the same as mine - trying to insist on Clayton instead of Clacton!

But I love the Piers Morgan promise! All Hail Count Binface!

Yes Grannybags, Dead Ringers. It's our 'go to' when on long car journeys.
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The more I hear from Count Binface the more I like him.

He's campaigning for Piers Morgan to be zero emissions by 2030.

www.tiktok.com/@greater.london.maps/video/7661348673447611670

Love that!!

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The more I hear from Count Binface the more I like him.

He's campaigning for Piers Morgan to be zero emissions by 2030.

www.tiktok.com/@greater.london.maps/video/7661348673447611670

Thank you for the Wiki link Wyllow3. Excellent reading, some wonderfully humorous quotes. Watch out Clayton - stranger things have happened - this may be the leader of the country we’ve been searching for…

The more I hear from Count Binface the more I like him.

He's campaigning for Piers Morgan to be zero emissions by 2030.

www.tiktok.com/@greater.london.maps/video/7661348673447611670

Cossy

Perhaps some posting on here don’t recall the original Spitting Image, (it did make a brief re-appearance years after, but it didn’t have quite the sharpness or educated humour of the first one).

Something which had me laughing until I cried!

Lampooning politicians, the RF and (then) current popular figures like footballers and actors.

It was sharp, current and highly entertaining (IMO ).

I’ll never forget poor old grey John Major, the only thing in colour on his frames, the green peas on his plate, or the gin swilling Queen Mother.

Most irreverent, most amusing!

We all have different ideas about humour (some seemingly totally lacking a SoH),
but I think many of us recognise humour is a great outlet for stress, and our ability as humans to deal with very important issues.

Personally I love stand-up, and for me, the best of these are those who laugh at themselves as well as being very sharp, quick witted and sure.

For me, a life without humour would be utterly intolerable.

Perhaps some posting on here don’t recall the original Spitting Image, (it did make a brief re-appearance years after, but it didn’t have quite the sharpness or educated humour of the first one).

Oh, I agree. The original was 'of its time', abrasively funny, intelligent humour. The world has moved on since - which is a bit of a sloppy phrase I know but can't think (in 30+ degrees heat) how else to put it. So I asked Google AI, confident that someone somewhere would've analysed the failure of the 'reboot'.

The Original...
"Driven by a fiercely British voice from legendary comedic writers like Ian Hislop, Stewart Lee, and Ben Elton. The humour was deeply rooted in sharp political dissection."

The Reboot...
"Attempted to appeal to a global audience to secure American broadcast deals. Led by an American showrunner (The Simpsons writer Jeff Westbrook), critics argued the scripts relied on lazy buzzwords, surface-level crudeness, and cheap, toothless gags rather than biting institutional critique."

Precisely!

Barbadosgirl
I find being named an imbecile, when you have never met me, quite insulting.!
However, I am not stupid enough to be taken in by NF and his childish behaviours. I feel grateful he is not my ex MP.

Well, Barbadosbelle, we will have to agree to differ on your last sentence, that " most voters are imbeciles". I believe that most voters are not imbeciles ( whatever one might take that revolting word to mean)
However, I wonder if you recall your previous post in which you praised the people of Mr Farage's constituency as intelligent?
Clearly, twenty four hours is a long time in politics.

Wyllow3

Here you go, MT62

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Binface

It's actually really worth a read. He's a very bright man indeed and its sort of political satire in action.

I must have been living under a rock as I’d never heard of him. TBH, I don’t watch much political stuff.

I loved Spitting Image!

Dead Ringers on Radio 4 is very good

*not “sure” should be astute!

Perhaps some posting on here don’t recall the original Spitting Image, (it did make a brief re-appearance years after, but it didn’t have quite the sharpness or educated humour of the first one).

Something which had me laughing until I cried!

Lampooning politicians, the RF and (then) current popular figures like footballers and actors.

It was sharp, current and highly entertaining (IMO ).

I’ll never forget poor old grey John Major, the only thing in colour on his frames, the green peas on his plate, or the gin swilling Queen Mother.

Most irreverent, most amusing!

We all have different ideas about humour (some seemingly totally lacking a SoH),
but I think many of us recognise humour is a great outlet for stress, and our ability as humans to deal with very important issues.

Personally I love stand-up, and for me, the best of these are those who laugh at themselves as well as being very sharp, quick witted and sure.

For me, a life without humour would be utterly intolerable.

leeds22

He’d get my vote. Most friends support him too, albeit from 250 miles away.

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M friend in Frinton feels it’s her civic duty to vote for Binface!

She’s comfortably off, with a brain, didn’t vote for Farage and was terribly sad to lose Giles Watling, who not of my political persuasion, was, by all accounts, a very good MP.

Starting his professional life as a good jobbing actor, he then became a local councillor in Tendring, then was nominated to stand as an MP.

A local man who knew the area, the people, the workings of the council and how national politics worked. Someone one who ran surgeries (and even mobile surgeries), attended parliament regularly, maintained a local constituency office, attended many local events! A real MP, doing the job he was paid to do!

No wonder those who didn’t vote for Farage have been bitterly disappointed.

Now look at the mess in this area?

Who is making a mockery of both our parliament and Clacton? Certainly not Count Binface!

He’d get my vote. Most friends support him too, albeit from 250 miles away.