At nine o’clock in the morning, everybody in Clacton-on-Sea seems to be leaning on something. A walking stick. A frame. A shopping trolley.
Passersby in the bracing sea air are few. But the one busy place is the local Wetherspoons, the Moon and Starfish, where Nigel Farage had a customary pint on Tuesday. This marked his first day campaigning as Reform leader as well as the party’s parliamentary candidate for Clacton. Residents and holidaymakers are following his lead, tucking into fried breakfasts and early drinks.
