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Farage left fighting a trash can as the UK populist leader’s election gamble backfires (www.cnn.com)

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[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 58 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If Count Binface wins, he'll never be able to show his face in public again.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago (2 children)

He'll shirk back into his hole for two years and then pop back out as the leader of the new right-wing insurgent political party "Rejuvenate Britain" or something.

[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Recycle Britain 🗑️

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Logo is a circular human centipede

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

"Compost Britain"

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Farage or Jon Harvey?

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I read some speculation today that British election law might be interpreted to mean that if Jon Harvey wins the election as Count Binface, then he would not only be permitted to wear the Binface costume and persona while sitting in the house but he would be required to. Since it's Count Binface that the people chose and gave the mandate to, not some regular old human schlub named Jon Harvey.

Presumably there'd be nothing wrong with him taking it off when not on official business and having a secret identity that way, but for votes and whatnot he'd have to don the cape and bin.

[–] worhui@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is there a nationality requirement for the position?

Count binface is not British, he is a space alien.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why can't a space alien be British?

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 11 points 2 months ago

I see someone has been watching Doctor Who.

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Gilbert agrees!

The show for those who are curious.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

That is incorrect. It is the person’s legal identity which counts. So at the result declaration, he is styled “Jonathan David Harvey, commonly known as Count Binface”

[–] lostme@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago

If Hartlepool is anything to go by, he can just take it off. I think he'd wear it anyways, if not always then at least occassionally