Oct 30, 2025 08:47 PM
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/po...55460.html
EXCERPTS: Nigel Farage has expressed his sadness after a community in his constituency was once again named England’s most deprived neighbourhood, describing parts of it as “very depressed”.
The latest official data confirms that an area of the coastal village of Jaywick, near Clacton-on-Sea in the Tendring local authority of Essex, has been classed the most deprived for the fourth consecutive time.
[...] Mr Farage, who was elected MP for Clacton in July 2024, told the PA news agency he was “obviously sad that things aren’t improving more quickly” and while he felt he had helped with investment and tourism for the area, “there’s a limit to what one person can do”.
He expressed concern about potential gambling reforms appearing in next month’s Budget, which he said could affect slot machines and pier amusement arcades. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged by anti-poverty campaigners and some Labour MPs to raise taxes on gambling firms to cover the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap.
Mr Farage added: “I’m worried with the Budget coming up that the situation might get worse.” Describing parts of Jaywick as “very depressed”, he said: “Everybody just feels very, very burdened these days.”
Jaywick received international coverage in 2018 after it was used in a US election campaign advert, with a bleak picture of the area, showing unpaved roads and dilapidated homes, to warn voters about the consequences of not backing Donald Trump ahead of midterm elections in the US... (MORE - missing details)
Is Jaywick beyond saving in 2025? ... https://youtu.be/heHpiH8QKcA
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EXCERPTS: Nigel Farage has expressed his sadness after a community in his constituency was once again named England’s most deprived neighbourhood, describing parts of it as “very depressed”.
The latest official data confirms that an area of the coastal village of Jaywick, near Clacton-on-Sea in the Tendring local authority of Essex, has been classed the most deprived for the fourth consecutive time.
[...] Mr Farage, who was elected MP for Clacton in July 2024, told the PA news agency he was “obviously sad that things aren’t improving more quickly” and while he felt he had helped with investment and tourism for the area, “there’s a limit to what one person can do”.
He expressed concern about potential gambling reforms appearing in next month’s Budget, which he said could affect slot machines and pier amusement arcades. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged by anti-poverty campaigners and some Labour MPs to raise taxes on gambling firms to cover the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap.
Mr Farage added: “I’m worried with the Budget coming up that the situation might get worse.” Describing parts of Jaywick as “very depressed”, he said: “Everybody just feels very, very burdened these days.”
Jaywick received international coverage in 2018 after it was used in a US election campaign advert, with a bleak picture of the area, showing unpaved roads and dilapidated homes, to warn voters about the consequences of not backing Donald Trump ahead of midterm elections in the US... (MORE - missing details)
Is Jaywick beyond saving in 2025? ... https://youtu.be/heHpiH8QKcA