The Latest From Jack Buckby
January 25, 2019
You’d probably believe me if I told you there was a secret club in London plotting to stop No Deal. There are many of them, in fact. But would you believe me if I told you there’s a secret club that consists of CABINET MEMBERS plotting to do just that?
January 24, 2019
One thing that has amazed me throughout this Brexit catastrophe is just how brazen Jeremy Corbyn can be, defying the will of the people, frustrating and ruining Brexit, despite being a life-long Brexiteer.
January 24, 2019
The sticking point in the Brexit negotiations has long been the backstop – the provision that keeps the United Kingdom within the customs union of the European Union in the event of a deal on our future relationship not being agreed in the next two years. It is the issue that politicians are gravely concerned about, partly also because of the implications with the Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland border.
January 23, 2019
In a parallel universe, Jeremy Corbyn is leader of the opposition and he’s slamming Theresa May for not opting for No Deal. Life-long Brexiteer Jeremy Corbyn, for some reason, now appears to be leading a Remain-party and trying to force the government to rule out No Deal. Today, Corbyn claimed that the Prime Minister is “clearly not listening” over his Brexit claims, and renewed his demand for No Deal to be taken off the table.
January 23, 2019
Michel Barnier, the chief negotiator of Brexit for the European Union, was recorded on Tuesday saying that Britain should still have to pay the £39 billion divorce settlement even if we leave the EU without a deal.
January 21, 2019
Theresa May has had just three working days to turn around a new proposal to the House of Commons, after her withdrawal agreement was shot down in a historic defeat. That new proposal was announced today in the Commons, and it was underwhelming to say the least. I listened intensely, and heard very little substance – just more promises and suggestions that she will talk to other parties, come up with a new solution, and then take it back to the EU and see if they’ll go for it.
January 21, 2019
The Irish Republican Army is back. This time, the New IRA, which formed in 2012, has been accused of blowing up a car in Derry city.
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?
Jack Buckby is a political activist, author, and former political campaign manager and candidate.