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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 0 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Jul 9, 10:39 AM

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‘Clacton is the last place you’ll see Nigel’: By-election voters’ verdict on Farage

Nigel Farage is not a picture of happiness. As Britain’s version of Trumpism (only a version, never a facsimile), the leader of Reform UK had been flying high in the polls. But his themes are starting to tire: the anti-establishment figure who so happens to be profiting from it; the martyr who alwa...

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What happenedSome locals speak fondly of sharing a pint with the Reform UK leader – but others say he's been missing in action as a constituency MP.
What changedCounterpunch frames it as "Demagogue Stunt: Nigel Farage’s By-Election Gambit". iNews (UK) frames it as "‘Clacton is the last place you’ll see Nigel’: By-election voters’ verdict on Farage".
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Still Watching. Counterpunch frames it as "Demagogue Stunt: Nigel Farage’s By-Election Gambit". iNews (UK) frames it as "‘Clacton is the last place you’ll see Nigel’: By-election voters’ verdict on Farage".

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Demagogue Stunt: Nigel Farage’s By-Election Gambit

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Nigel Farage is not a picture of happiness. As Britain’s version of Trumpism (only a version, never a facsimile), the leader of Reform UK had been flying high in the polls. But his themes a...

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‘Clacton is the last place you’ll see Nigel’: By-election voters’ verdict on Farage

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Some locals speak fondly of sharing a pint with the Reform UK leader – but others say he's been missing in action as a constituency MP

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