Sunday, August 2nd, 2026, 6:56 pm
‘Diluting’ the Votes of Farage in Clacton
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AM reminded today that the Clacton by-election is 11 days away because the BBC has updated its article about it. The election has many candidates on the ballot. “In a statement on his website, external, Pocock, who is a software engineer, is asking voters to
read about his work on ethics in technology, safety of children online, artificial intelligence,
cryptocurrency and cybersecurity,” the BBC says.
This is “short and buried among the loonies,” a friend told me, “but at least he is mentioned [...] how does the math work out in regards to splitting the vote there? If all the anti-Farage and protest votes are spread too thinly…”
Well, it’s very unlikely that Pocock will win and many of the rest cannot win, either. The more potent contender can lose votes to the marginal candidates, but so can Farage.
The outcome will be interesting.
