Post #3673493
2026-07-08 13:57 UTC
I assume "Count Binface as Clacton" is one of those weird peerage things or maybe a place name? You know, like the Barony of Loobrush-on-Flushing.
Replies (4)
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@aphyr@woof.group 2026-07-08 14:03
Incredible work by the Chancellor of the Exchequer here, no notes
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@owen@mastodon.transneptune.net 2026-07-08 14:03
@aphyr@woof.group The missing comma comes after "Count Binface," which is a peer's name. "Farage in real trouble as Clacton by-election stunt flops." Clacton(-on-sea) is a town in Essex. Count Binface, on the other hand, is wondrous: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Binface
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@deadliftbear@mas.to 2026-07-08 14:04
@aphyr@woof.group oh honey, no https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Binface
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@mhoye@cosocial.ca 2026-07-08 15:20
@aphyr@woof.group when a place has real names that all sound like South Ganglethump and Cockwallop On Thames I wonder if this kind of political theater becomes unavoidable.