Let’s cut the preamble today. This isn’t a by-election in Clacton. It’s a con trick wrapped in a Union Jack, performed by a man who thinks rules are just for people who can’t afford to write their own loopholes – and the fact we’re even treating it as legitimate says everything about how utterly broken and useless our politics has become. Nigel Farage hasn’t resigned to seek a “fresh mandate”. He’s resigned because the Standards Commissioner was closing in, and he knew exactly which ancient, ridiculous parliamentary loophole would let him pause the investigation, silence the awkward questions, and turn his…