Voices: ‘Genuinely funny, astute and compassionate’: Readers rally behind Binface ahead of Clacton by

As Count Binface prepares to take on Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election, Independent readers share their verdict on the man behind the bin – and whether he could actually pull off an upseT


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