The Latest From Jack Buckby
January 18, 2019
You might remember the Female Genital Mutilation case I covered last year. Well, the case is back in court, and it’s gotten even weirder.
January 18, 2019
Predictably, the Germans are getting worried about the prospects of a No Deal Brexit. A letter signed by the frontrunner to succeed Angela Merkel as the next German chancellor, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, along with leaders from German politics, industry and art, said: “From the bottom of our hearts, we want them to stay”.
January 17, 2019
Theresa May’s Brexit deal was shot down in flames this week, meaning that the last two years of Brexit ‘negotiations’ with the EU have essentially been for nothing. But what happens now?
January 17, 2019
Jeremy Corbyn still hasn’t come to the table to talk with Theresa May. This makes it clear that Corbyn isn’t interested in a deal with the European Union. He’d rather take Theresa May down so that he can replace her, win a general election, and try and get his own deal with the EU – one that includes a brand-new customs union. He’d rather betray the people on his own terms, than team up with Theresa May.
January 16, 2019
Disgraced Peterborough MP Fiona Onasanya has been all over the press recently – well, that is, until the Brexit chaos stepped up a gear. Now, the story that she is considering challenging her conviction seems to have gone largely unnoticed.
January 16, 2019
Theresa May’s deal has gone down in flames. In what must have been a totally expected result, the withdrawal agreement was voted down by a massive 432 votes to 202 – the biggest defeat suffered by a government in Parliamentary history. Mrs. May certainly doesn’t do anything by halves.
January 15, 2019
Today truly is the Brexit day of destiny. It’s the day that Theresa May’s withdrawal deal with the European Union is put to the test, and MPs have an opportunity to vote for or against it.
January 15, 2019
I saw the Gillette ad this morning, and I didn’t initially hate it. OK, so I understand they’ve exaggerated an issue and they’re definitely jumping on the #MeToo movement for progressive points. However, I don’t necessarily object to the message.
January 14, 2019
The meaningful vote on the withdrawal deal is tomorrow. It’s finally crunch time, and Mrs. May doesn’t have time to delay it again. It’s happening tomorrow, no matter what, and her statement in the House of Commons today was intended to bring together Parliament and get them back on board with her deal.
January 11, 2019
The Confederation of British Industry warns today that a No Deal Brexit will have severe economic consequences. This isn’t the first time the CBI has warned us about Brexit, and it won’t be the first time they’re wrong. This notoriously anti-Brexit organization warns today that failure to back Theresa May’s deal will result in GDP shrinking by as much as 8 per cent (!!) and thousands of jobs being lost.
Jack Buckby is a political activist, author, and former political campaign manager and candidate.