The Farage Show Goes On: A By Election For the Ages Nigel Farage's victory in the recent by election for the UK parliamentary seat of Clacton has been hailed as a triumph, but it reveals more about the state of British politics than the politician himself.
This was no ordinary election – caused by Farage's own decision to resign his seat after losing his national party leadership bid.
The contest pitted Farage against Count Binface, a satirical candidate who secured over 8% of the vote.