Farage has turned Clacton into a human zoo. Here’s the truth about what’s happening here | Sarah Elizabeth Cox
Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersView image in fullscreenClacton pier, 6 August 2026. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersOpinionClacton byelection August 2026Farage has turned Clacton into a human zoo. Here’s the truth about what’s happening hereSarah Elizabeth CoxWhen I moved to the town in 2022 I loved the beach walks, cheap drinks and panoramic coastal views.
- ▪Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersView image in fullscreenClacton pier, 6 August 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersOpinionClacton byelection August 2026Farage has turned Clacton into a human zoo.
- ▪Here’s the truth about what’s happening hereSarah Elizabeth CoxWhen I moved to the town in 2022 I loved the beach walks, cheap drinks and panoramic coastal views.
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Clacton pier, 6 August 2026. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersView image in fullscreenClacton pier, 6 August 2026. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersOpinionClacton byelection August 2026Farage has turned Clacton into a human zoo. Here’s the truth about what’s happening hereSarah Elizabeth CoxWhen I moved to the town in 2022 I loved the beach walks, cheap drinks and panoramic coastal views. Now it feels like a never-ending circusWed 12 Aug 2026 09.16 EDTShareClacton town centre is bustling, the beaches are packed and the pier’s raking in cash. We can credit the weather, but no doubt press coverage and Count Binface’s promotional videos have got us on radars too. The tourists look like they’re having a lovely time.I moved to Clacton in 2022 and the first year was brilliant.
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