To be fair to him, on his first run at London Mayer, he did get nearly twice as many votes as Count Binface, a candidate who claims to be from space and wears a dustbin on his head.
Novelty candidates are a highlight of UK politics - practically every high profile election has some.
The brilliant thing is that they’re treated as seriously as the main party candidates by the election machinery - they appear on politics programmes and appear onstage stood next to the career politicians on count day.
H’Angus the Monkey, the Hartlepool FC football mascot, even got elected as mayor of Hartlepool a few years back.
There’s an entire novelty party, The Monster Raving Looney Party, which has been going strong since the 80s, and fields candidates across the country.
Totally real. They’re actually looking for suggestions right now for their new manifesto on Twitter, if you use it (search for #manicfesto - note the “c” in there).
Not sure about Count Binface since I don’t really follow UK politics, but if he’s anything like Vermin Supreme his platform is likely both preferable to and more realistic than the mainstream conservative party candidates’ plans.
Not his money though. He’s bankrolled by noted Steam train owner Jeremy Hosking, who provides Fox with a central London office, secretary, company car and very large expense budget, expecting no return on investment at all, just to spread hate. Reportedly Fox spends most days snoozing at his desk.
What does “lost his deposit” mean in the context of UK elections? Do you only get your money back if you win? Is there some decorum standard he violated or something?
Non-UK people should read up about Laurence Fox if they want a good laugh.
Some career highlights:
To be fair to him, on his first run at London Mayer, he did get nearly twice as many votes as Count Binface, a candidate who claims to be from space and wears a dustbin on his head.
Oh so you guys have your own variant of Vermin Supreme?
Novelty candidates are a highlight of UK politics - practically every high profile election has some.
The brilliant thing is that they’re treated as seriously as the main party candidates by the election machinery - they appear on politics programmes and appear onstage stood next to the career politicians on count day.
H’Angus the Monkey, the Hartlepool FC football mascot, even got elected as mayor of Hartlepool a few years back.
There’s an entire novelty party, The Monster Raving Looney Party, which has been going strong since the 80s, and fields candidates across the country.
Don’t forget Tarquin Fin-Tim-Lin-Bin-Whin-Bim-Lim-Bus-stop-F’tang-F’tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel from the Silly Party, that was even earlier!
I could search this, and probably should. Is the The Monster Raving Looney Party a real thing?
That’s like so fucking English.
Totally real. They’re actually looking for suggestions right now for their new manifesto on Twitter, if you use it (search for #manicfesto - note the “c” in there).
Here’s the Wikipedia entry: Official Monster Raving Loony Party
Not sure about Count Binface since I don’t really follow UK politics, but if he’s anything like Vermin Supreme his platform is likely both preferable to and more realistic than the mainstream conservative party candidates’ plans.
That’s unfortunate, I would have voted binface
Is he related to Lord Buckethead?
Same guy. So yes.
Not his money though. He’s bankrolled by noted Steam train owner Jeremy Hosking, who provides Fox with a central London office, secretary, company car and very large expense budget, expecting no return on investment at all, just to spread hate. Reportedly Fox spends most days snoozing at his desk.
What does “lost his deposit” mean in the context of UK elections? Do you only get your money back if you win? Is there some decorum standard he violated or something?
You lose your £500 deposit if you win 5% or less of the valid votes cast in the constituency. It’s to discourage no-hopers from taking part.
lmao “no hopers” is going into excessive rotation for me now
What’s the opposite of career highlights? Career lowlights?
I imagine so, but I also imagine that whether or not they are highlights or lowlights depends on your frame of reference.
Let’s just call them ‘notable events’.