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Opinion and reporting by Mathew Carr (Woke Trump CarrZee)

July 18-20, 2026—I’m running because the handsome and pretty people of Clacton deserve better representation than offered by Nigel Farage, who is re-running in this by-election yet didn’t bother voting in two thirds of decisions* asked of him in his first two years.

I contend this election is probably timed to pretend that Britain is democratic … as billionaires and the uniparty shamefully install Andy Burnham as PM. Burnham has no mandate to lead, though the Labour Party does.

The Labour Party won the 2024 general election on the promise of dealing with inequality.

What they delivered is erosion of human rights and even more wealth for the super rich.

It’s treachery.

As I spoke to voters in Clacton last week, a woman stood outside the box-like public library and loudy denigrated me for daring to seek to represent the area as MP.

“We don’t need to be saved,” she declared.

She is right in that Clacton people are capable of representing themselves.

Yet, Britain’s democratic process is in disarray because there is a culture of deception.

I have a deep understanding of this and can help change it as an independent.

I’ve already had some success in helping end the country’s cover-up culture:

https://carrzee.org/2026/07/15/britishness-just-changed-forever/

Brexit was misold (by people including Farage) and exiting the EU has cost UK economic output of about £750 billion in 10 years including lost government revenue of about £250 billion.**

Actually …British people need saving from their mostly flawed, monstrous, deceptive leaders…a group that includes Mr Farage.

The most important decisions are made without consulting the people or even the people’s representatives.

I’m also running to reclaim “woke” as a good thing ….from my pretend older brother President Donald Trump. I love him, even though he’s a little bit treacherous, too.

Clacton is already a substantially lovely place.

The vision, what I’m offering —-ideas from voters:

—People want an end to rip-off Britain. I will work with govt to drive up competition in markets, forcing price cuts and the end of sky-high profit margins. People/corporations can still make a fair profit.

—Clacton voters want better transport. Potentially more and better buses. I spoke to people at the Women’s Institute, who said Reform UK has repaired some potholes.

—-Clacton’s rail station needs an upgrade.

—-More visible policing. I spoke to a lady voter who said she had her purse stolen on the street. she did not criticise the police and said they were dealing with her crime report.

—-Better marketing of Clacton’s history and pleasantries to boost visitor numbers. It’s 1.5 hours to London Liverpool St and the beaches are fab.

—-With bountiful wind energy, Clacton can showcase clean living.

—-With many amusement centres and its famous piers, Clacton can become a hub for emersive-AI-virtual-reality/gaming experiences.

—-Better governance…this is already underway with a rationalisation of local governments/services. I spoke to one lady who said she was pregnant yet had fallen through the cracks of the housing-assistance system and was sleeping in a beach hut.

—Better immigration system, in part to ensure fairness for all people needing help.

(More to come …see notes)

Notes

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If you are talking about total economic output (GDP)—the total value of goods and services the UK missed out on producing over the decade—then yes, a cumulative figure of three-quarters of a trillion pounds (£750 billion) is entirely credible and squares with leading macroeconomic models.

If you are talking strictly about taxpayer money (cash missing from the government’s budget), that specific number is a bit high, but the real figure is still staggering.

Here is how the ten-year cumulative math breaks down depending on what “cost” means:

1. The £750 Billion Figure: Lost Economic Output (GDP)

The economic hit from Brexit didn’t happen all at once; it compounded like reverse interest.

• In the first few years after 2016, the cost was relatively small, driven mostly by a drop in the pound and businesses freezing investment due to uncertainty.
• Once the trade barriers actually went live in 2021, the gap widened much faster.
• By 2026, major studies (including the National Bureau of Economic Research and Bank of England data) estimate that the UK economy is 6% to 8% smaller than it otherwise would have been.

With the UK’s annual GDP currently sitting at just under £3 trillion, an 8% hit means the economy is missing roughly £240 billion of economic activity this year alone. When you add up the growing annual shortfalls over the entire 10-year timeline, the cumulative total of missed GDP easily sits between £500 billion and £750 billion.

2. The Taxpayer Reality: Lost Revenue

To find out how much of that hit lands on the taxpayer, you have to look at the government’s tax take. The UK Treasury typically collects about 38% of total GDP in taxes (via income tax, VAT, corporation tax, etc.).

If the country missed out on £750 billion of total economic activity over a decade, the government missed out on roughly 38% of that in cash it could have spent.

• That leaves a cumulative taxpayer/public finance shortfall of roughly £250 billion to £300 billion over the 10 years.

So, while the literal “taxpayer black hole” isn’t quite three-quarters of a trillion on its own, it represents a massive amount of missing public money—more than enough to comfortably wipe out the UK’s current public funding deficits or fundamentally transform infrastructure spending over the last decade.

Gemini

https://carrzee.org/2026/06/29/how-uk-is-abusing-democracy-instead-of-embracing-it-labour-backbencher-clive-lewis/

https://carrzee.org/2026/07/15/britishness-just-changed-forever/

 

Election information: This Clacton by-election messaging was approved by Mathew Carr, c/o 3 Ascot Mews, Holland on Sea, Clacton on Sea, Co15 6PE and mathew@carrzee.net (please use both, if you have complaints, feedback)