June Slater: How I see it...
How I see it 👇👇👇 Don't panic ... What Nigel has done is very clever. It sucks the oxygen out of the growing anti-reform/Nigel scapegoating which was going on for the past three weeks. This by election is now the story which will dominate silly season, which is when Westminster is in recess and the media whores have nothing to feast on. It also takes the shine off Andy Burnham's star role, Labour will hate it . It conveniently refocuses the narrative onto Nigel; puts him back on the front foot and demonstrates leadership, control of the narrative and political savvy. It gives Nigel a platform in Clacton to talk about policies not individual people, and it will also highlight the appalling nature of Burnham’s decision to call a by election and have himself appointed rather than elected Prime Minister. If the standards committee continues its investigation to the point at which it censures him, it will only underline the fact that this was a political technocratic decision, not one with which the people of Clacton agree, and makes it harder for the establishment technocrats to deliver their kangaroo Court verdict of a 10+ day suspension which would trigger a recall and byelection; if they do that he will win yet again and demonstrate the futility of their antidemocratic agenda. It's an outward and visible sign that Nigel Farage is leagues ahead of anyone in this political arena. 😘
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