Jump to content

Jack Buckby: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
added Huck (magazine) ref for campaign manager role
Changing short description from "British politician" to "British politician (born 1993)"
 
(434 intermediate revisions by more than 100 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|British politician (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date = September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix =
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Jack Buckby
| name = Jack Buckby
| honorific_suffix =
| honorific_suffix =
| image = Jack Buckby August 2019.jpg
| party = [[British National Party|BNP]] {{small|(before 2013)}}<br>[[Liberty GB]] {{small|(2013–2017)}}<br>[[For Britain]] {{small|(2017–present)}}<ref name="Hope not Hate">{{cite web |url=http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/2017/10/11/britain-troubled-waters/ |title=‘For Britain’, against Islam |publisher=[[Hope not Hate]] |date=}}</ref>
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| native_name =
| native_name =
| other_names =
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|2|10|df=y}}<ref name=TamesideDirectory>{{Cite news|url=https://tameside.directory/people/jack-buckby/|title=Jack Buckby, Journalist|work=Tameside Directory|access-date=2021-10-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
| birth_date = 1993
| birth_place =
| birth_place = [[Lancashire]], England, UK
| nationality = [[British people|British]]
| education =
| other_names =
| alma_mater =
| citizenship = United Kingdom
| occupation =
| education =
| years_active = 2012–present
| party = [[British National Party]] (until 2013) <br> [[Liberty GB]] (2013–2017) <br> [[For Britain Movement]] (2017–2020)
| alma_mater =
| movement =
| occupation = [[author]], [[writer]], [[researcher]], [[campaign manager]]
| spouse = Martina Markota<ref name=TamesideDirectory/>
| years_active = 2012-present
| employer = [[The Rebel Media]]
| partner =
| movement =
| children =
| spouse =
| relatives =
| partner =
| awards =
| children =
| website = {{url|jackbuckby.co.uk}}
| relatives =
| signature =
| awards =
| signature_alt =
| website = {{url|jackbuckby.co.uk|Official website}}
| embed =
⚫
}}
| signature =
| signature_alt =
| embed =
| pseudonym =
| period =
| subject =
⚫
}}
'''Jack Buckby''' (born 1993)<ref name="Cafebabel">{{cite news |url=http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/society/article/jack-buckby-the-fresh-young-face-of-britains-right.html |title=Jack Buckby: The fresh young face of Britain's right |publisher=[[Cafébabel]] |date=3 February 2014}}</ref> is a British politician, author,<ref name="Barnes & Noble">{{cite web |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/enwiki/w/a-paradoxical-alliance-jack-buckby/1126453912 |title=A Paradoxical Alliance: An Anglo-American Analysis of the Left's Love Affair With Islam |publisher=[[Barnes & Noble]] |date=15 May 2017}}</ref> political activist<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/alt-rights-jack-buckby-channel-4-news_uk_589c22a4e4b0505b1f5a98a6 |title=Alt-Right's Jack Buckby On Channel 4 News In Shocking Rant About Syrian Refugees |publisher=[[HuffPost]] |date=9 February 2017}}</ref> and researcher. He joined [[Anne Marie Waters]]'s 2017 UKIP leadership election campaign team and served as [[campaign manager]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huckmagazine.com/perspectives/reportage-2/rebel-media-katie-hopkins/ |title=By joining Rebel Media, Katie Hopkins is embracing the British far-right |publisher=[[Huck (magazine)]] |date=10 January 2018}}</ref> He has been described as [[alt-right]] and [[far-right]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hopenothate.org.uk/2018/01/15/liverpools-gangland-nazi-winning-fascist-friends/ |title=Joey Owens' electoral plans attract far right derision |publisher=[[Hope not Hate]] |date=15 January 2018}}</ref> by multiple sources, though he strongly denies these labels.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/jackbuckby/status/981323477033607168 |title=For the liars who edit my Wikipedia |publisher=Jack Buckby |date=3 April 2018}}</ref> Buckby frequently publishes content that is critical of Islam, multiculturalism and the [[Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom|European Union]].<ref name="Cafebabel" />


'''Jack Buckby''' (born 10 February 1993) is a British [[Far-right politics|far-right]] political figure and author who was previously active in a number of groups and campaigns, including the [[British National Party]], [[Liberty GB]] and [[Proud Boys]]. In 2017 he was associated with [[Anne Marie Waters]] and the [[For Britain Movement]] party.
During his time in the BNP, Buckby was widely viewed as a potential successor to [[British National Party|BNP]] leader [[Nick Griffin]], and has been described in media as a "rising star" of the right<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thetab.com/uk/2016/06/20/who-is-jack-buckby-the-fascist-dropout-fighting-for-jo-coxs-seat-3424# |title=Who is Jack Buckby, the fascist dropout that contested Jo Cox's seat? |publisher=[[The Tab]] |date=20 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/former-bnp-member-to-contest-jo-coxs-seat-in-by-election-92hm7gllz |title=Former BNP member to contest Jo Cox’s seat in by-election |publisher=[[The Times]] |date=19 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theweek.co.uk/73665/jo-cox-report-urges-uk-to-help-worlds-troubled-regions/page/0/2 |title=Jo Cox report urges UK to help world's troubled regions |publisher=[[The Week]] |date=26 January 2017}}</ref> and the "boy wonder of the British far-right".<ref name="Vice">{{cite news |url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/4w8jyd/jack-buckby-is-proud-to-be-britains-next-nick-griffin |title=Meet the Boy Wonder of the British Far-Right |publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=20 February 2013}}</ref> Buckby left the BNP in 2013, claiming the party was racist.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/dead-murdered-labour-mp-batley-and-spen-by-election-bnp-politician-jack-buckby-a7089966.html |title=Jo Cox: Former BNP politician Jack Buckby to contest by-election for murdered MP's Batley and Spen seat |publisher=[[The Independent]] |date=19 June 2016}}</ref> He joined [[Liberty GB]] as a [[press officer]], where he stood for election in the 2014 European elections and as a parliamentary candidate in 2016 [[Batley and Spen by-election, 2016|Batley and Spen by-election]]. In October 2017, it was reported that he'd joined new political party [[For Britain]].<ref name="Hope not Hate"/>


== Early life and the BNP ==
Buckby was the founder of the youth group National Culturists<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/hazel/infiltrating-far-right_b_18511128.html |title=What I Learned From Spending A Year Infiltrating Britain's Far-Right |publisher=[[HuffPost]] |date=9 November 2017}}</ref>. He is a researcher and contributor for [[The Rebel Media]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jackbuckby.co.uk/about-me/ |title=About Jack |publisher=Jack Buckby |date=}}</ref><ref name="Hope not Hate"/> In May 2017, he released his first book ''A Paradoxical Alliance''.
Buckby joined the [[British National Party]] after meeting its leader [[Nick Griffin]].<ref name="Francey">{{Cite web|last=Francey|first=Matthew|date=2013-02-20|title=Meet the Boy Wonder of the British Far-Right|url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/4w8jyd/jack-buckby-is-proud-to-be-britains-next-nick-griffin|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Vice|language=en}}</ref> He was active in its youth movement, known at various times as BNP Crusaders and Resistance.<ref name="independent.co.uk">{{Cite web|date=2013-08-16|title=Revealed: The third man in THAT Traditional Britain photo - and what|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/revealed-the-third-man-in-that-traditional-britain-photo-and-what-he-says-about-the-new-loony-right-8771448.html|access-date=2020-06-25|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> He started a far-right youth group called the Natural Culturists in July 2012, while studying political science at the [[University of Liverpool]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=British student Jack Buckby spearheads far-right political movement - Macleans.ca|url=https://www.macleans.ca/news/world/anti-multicultural-academic/|access-date=2020-06-25|website=www.macleans.ca}}</ref><ref name="Francey"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Francey|first=Matthew|date=2013-04-10|title=The Boy Wonder of the British Far Right Is Sad That Thatcher Died|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mvpywb/jack-buckby-margaret-thatcher-national-culturists|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Vice|language=en}}</ref> Griffin introduced him at a meeting of the [[Alliance of European National Movements]] in 2012. He was described at the time as a potential future leader of the BNP to succeed Griffin.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|first=Nazia |last=Parveen |date=2016-06-19|title=Jo Cox memorial service remembers '21st-century good samaritan'|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/19/jo-cox-memorial-service-birstall-labour-mp|access-date=2020-06-25|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-06-19|title=A former BNP member is going to stand for Jo Cox's seat in a by-election|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/dead-murdered-labour-mp-batley-and-spen-by-election-bnp-politician-jack-buckby-a7089966.html|access-date=2020-06-25|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> Buckby left the party the same year, saying that the “open race hatred became unacceptable".<ref name="independent.co.uk"/> He was expelled from the University of Liverpool.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-05-09|title=VIDEO: Bitter Buckby lashes out at Liverpool Uni in Youtube rant|url=https://thetab.com/uk/liverpool/2014/05/09/bitter-buckby-lashes-out-at-liverpool-uni-in-youtube-rant-13114|access-date=2020-06-25|website=University of Liverpool|language=en-GB}}</ref>


== Liberty GB and Anne Marie Waters ==
==Career==
Buckby joined [[Liberty GB]], a new far-right party, in 2013.<ref name=":0" /> He stood as a candidate in the [[2014 European Parliament election]] for the [[South East England (European Parliament constituency)|South East England]] constituency in third position on the party's list, behind the founder [[Paul Weston (politician)|Paul Weston]]. The list received 0.11% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news|title=South East England (European Parliament constituency) - BBC News|language=en-GB|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/eu-regions/E15000008|access-date=2020-06-25}}</ref> By 2016, he was serving as the party's press officer.<ref>{{Cite web|author1=Tim Hume |author2=Fred Pleitgen|title=British referendum campaigning resumes|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/19/europe/uk-brexit-campaigns-resume/index.html|access-date=2020-06-25|website=CNN|date=19 June 2016 }}</ref>
In 2013, Buckby was expelled from the [[University of Liverpool]] for protesting against Islam.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://heavy.com/news/2016/06/jack-buckby-jo-cox-bnp-batley-and-spen-murder-tragedy-racism-labour-blood-brexit/ |title=Jack Buckby: 5 Fast Facts You Need To Know |publisher=[[Heavy.com]] |date=21 June 2016}}</ref> He had claimed one of his Muslim lecturers had tried to justify the murder of British soldier [[Lee Rigby]].<ref name="Cafebabel" />


In June 2016, he tweeted that the [[Orlando nightclub shooting]] was the fault of LGBT people. Following the [[murder of Jo Cox]] in 2016 by a far-right activist, Buckby stood as the Liberty GB candidate in the [[2016 Batley and Spen by-election]] to fill Cox's seat, appearing on the ballot as "No to terrorism, yes to Britain".<ref>{{Cite news|date=2016-09-27|title=Candidate list released for Jo Cox seat|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-37489236|access-date=2020-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Walker|first=Peter|date=2017-07-27|title=Ukip leadership hopeful gets help with campaign from ex-BNP member|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/27/ukip-leadership-help-campaign-ex-bnp-jack-buckby-anne-marie-waters|access-date=2020-06-25|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Large parties, including the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] and the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] did not stand candidates due to the circumstances of the by-election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brexit Britain: BNP posts Jo Cox '˜Muslim' slur through neighbours' letterboxes|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/brexit-britain-bnp-posts-jo-cox-muslim-slur-through-neighbours-letterboxes-1795945|access-date=2020-06-25|website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk|date=29 June 2016 |language=en}}</ref> He came sixth, with 1.1% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-21|title=Labour win big in Jo Cox's old seat|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/far-right-candidates-lose-deposit-labour-win-big-jo-coxs-old-seat-26590|access-date=2020-06-25|website=inews.co.uk|language=en}}</ref>
From July 2017, his collaboration with [[Anne Marie Waters]] on her [[UK Independence Party leadership election, 2017|leadership election]] bid with political party [[UKIP]], began to be covered nationally by media.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/anne-marie-waters-ukip-henry-bolton-jihad-1-truth-0-a7975431.html |title=Failed Ukip leadership candidate Anne Marie Waters proclaims 'Jihad 1, Truth 0' after shock defeat |publisher=[[The Independent]] |date=30 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2017/08/meet-anne-marie-waters-ukip-politician-too-extreme-nigel-farage |title=Meet Anne Marie Waters – the Ukip politician too extreme for Nigel Farage |publisher=[[New Statesman]] |date=18 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/ukip-mep-jonathan-arnott-signals-13296205 |title=Ukip MEP Jonathan Arnott signals he could quit party if Anne Marie Waters becomes leader |publisher=[[Evening Chronicle]] |date=8 July 2017}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' pointed out that Buckby, a former [[British National Party]] member,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ukip-loser-anne-marie-waters-will-start-far-right-party-fsgps673r |title=Ukip loser Anne Marie Waters will start far-right party |publisher=[[The Times]] |date=12 October 2017}}</ref> is barred from ever joining UKIP, and speculated whether this could effect the legitimacy of the campaign.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/27/ukip-leadership-help-campaign-ex-bnp-jack-buckby-anne-marie-waters |title=Ukip leadership hopeful gets help with campaign from ex-BNP member |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |date=27 July 2017}}</ref> On 30 October 2017, Water publicly defended Buckby's role in her campaign following ITV's ''[[Exposure (UK TV series)|Exposure]]'' episode ''Undercover: Inside Britain's New Far Right''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.annemariewaters.org/response-to-itvs-exposure/ |title=Response to ITV’s "Exposure" |publisher=[[Anne Marie Waters]] |date=30 October 2017}}</ref>


In February 2017, Buckby told a student activist on television to "take in a Syrian refugee, I hope you don't get raped".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Beever|first=Susie|date=2017-02-09|title="I hope you don't get raped": Batley candidate's live TV rant|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/watch-former-batley--spen-12582290|access-date=2020-06-25|website=YorkshireLive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Fisher|first=Lucy|title=Is Anne Marie Waters too extreme even for Ukip?|newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/is-anne-marie-waters-too-extreme-even-for-ukip-mjx5hxvqk|access-date=2020-06-25|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> He is thought to have left Liberty GB in June 2017, after which he was media manager for [[Anne Marie Waters]]'s campaign in the [[2017 UK Independence Party leadership election]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Peter |last=Walker |date=2017-09-11|title=Ukip risks becoming 'UK Nazi party' if it selects wrong leader|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/sep/11/leadership-hopeful-warns-wrong-leader-could-turn-ukip-into-uks-nazi-party-henry-bolton|access-date=2020-06-25|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Lucy |last=Fisher|title=Ukip expected to announce Anne Marie Waters as leader|newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ukip-expected-to-announce-anne-marie-waters-as-leader-p5cl39c9h|access-date=2020-06-25|issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet Anne Marie Waters – the Ukip politician too extreme for Nigel Farage|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2017/08/meet-anne-marie-waters-ukip-politician-too-extreme-nigel-farage|access-date=2020-06-25|website=www.newstatesman.com|date=18 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref> He told an undercover reporter "I'm basically the campaign manager. But I don't make it too public."<ref>{{Cite web|title=HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media|url=https://consent.yahoo.com/collectConsent?sessionId=1_cc-session_1f42fbfa-8006-4263-a03f-122ccd1ef8a7&lang=en-gb&inline=false|access-date=2020-06-25|website=consent.yahoo.com}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Waters came second, with 21.3% of the vote. Following the leadership election, Waters started a new party called the [[For Britain Movement]], which Buckby joined.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Humphries|first=Will|title=Ukip loser Anne Marie Waters will start far-right party|newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ukip-loser-anne-marie-waters-will-start-far-right-party-fsgps673r|access-date=2020-06-25|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>
On 10 September 2017, he attended a ''Gays Against Sharia'' march from [[Bristol Temple Meads railway station|Temple Meads]] railway station in [[Bristol]], alongside [[Paul Weston (politician)|Paul Weston]], [[Anne Marie Waters]] and other activists.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/anti-sharia-counter-anti-racism-demos-planned/ |title=Anti-Sharia and counter anti-racism demos planned |publisher=[[Bristol24-7]] |date=8 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/counter-demo-planned-oppose-far-402690 |title=Counter demo planned to oppose far-right 'Gays Against Sharia' rally in Bristol |publisher=[[Bristol Post]] |date=31 August 2017}}</ref> ''[[Vice Media|Vice]]'' published images of Buckby at the demonstration, referring to him as the "boy wonder of the British far-right" for a second time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/qvjp4w/how-ukip-is-being-hijacked-by-far-right-islamophobes |title=How UKIP Is Being Hijacked By Far-Right Islamophobes |publisher=[[Vice Media]] |date=14 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="Vice" />


==Proud Boys==
On 12 November 2017, Buckby was involved in Poland's annual [[National Independence Day (Poland)|Independence Day]] celebration, which saw 60,000 people marching in a procession through the streets of [[Warsaw]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/11/15/white-nationalist-and-anti-muslim-sentiment-prevail-polands-independence-day-march |title=White nationalist and anti-Muslim sentiment prevail at Poland's Independence Day march |publisher=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]] |date=15 November 2017}}</ref>


Buckby was a former member of the [[Proud Boys]] and has been described as the "head" of the Proud Boys in the UK<ref>Kenes, Bulent. "The Proud Boys: Chauvinist poster child of far-right extremism." ''European Center for Populism Studies'' (2021): 1-37.</ref> as well as having edited their magazine. He has since stated: "I have had zero involvement with anybody in the Proud Boys since late 2016" and disputes roles assigned to him in the organization by [[Gavin McInnes]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.populismstudies.org/the-proud-boys-chauvinist-poster-child-of-far-right-extremism/ | title=The Proud Boys: Chauvinist poster child of far-right extremism - ECPS | date=February 2021 }}</ref>
On 14 April 2018, ''[[IGN]]'' featured his comments regarding ''The Simpsons'' character [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]]. Defending the show's stereotype, Buckby stated that he'd "never seen a single British person complain about the show's pretty crap portrayal of [[British people|Brits]]."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2018/04/15/the-simpsons-showrunner-addresses-apu-backlash |title=The Simpsons Showrunner Addresses Apu Backlash |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=14 April 2018}}</ref>


==Alleged recantation of racist beliefs==
==Controversies==
In an interview with Channel 4 News on 10 July 2020, which also quotes William Baldet of the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right, Buckby said that he had repudiated his former extremist views and recognised their troubling nature.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-07-10 |title=Mother talks about her son's rapid descent into far-right extremism |language=en-GB |url=https://www.channel4.com/news/mother-talks-about-her-sons-rapid-descent-into-far-right-extremism |access-date=2020-08-06}}</ref>
Buckby has been at the center of several national media controversies.


Buckby's claim to have fully renounced his racist beliefs has been questioned by [[Political Research Associates]] who point out he has continued to make [[xenophobic]] (anti-immigrant) and [[Islamophobic]] comments post-2020.<ref> Megan Kelly, J. DeCook. [https://politicalresearch.org/2022/04/01/not-so-reformed Not So Reformed How “Countering Violent Extremism” Groups Elevate “Former” White Nationalists]. Political Research Associates. April 1, 2022.</ref>
⚫
===Jo Cox contested seat===
In June 2016, Buckby received attention from national newspapers,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3649179/Former-BNP-member-defies-cross-party-truce-declare-contest-election-sparked-killing-Labour-MP-Jo-Cox.html |title=Ex-BNP member who said 'LGBT brought the Orlando shootings on themselves' will fight Labour in the Jo Cox by-election to 'stop the left milking her death' |publisher=[[The Daily Mail]] |date=19 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/524065/Jo-Cox-killing-Jack-Buckby-Birstall-seat-BNP |title=Jo Cox killing: Former BNP member sparks outrage after announcing he will contest seat |publisher=[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|The Daily Star]] |date=19 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/19/jo-cox-memorial-service-birstall-labour-mp |title=Jo Cox memorial service remembers '21st-century good samaritan' |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |date=19 June 2016}}</ref> and wide-ranging criticism for standing in the 2016 [[Batley and Spen by-election, 2016|Batley and Spen by-election]] after the murder of MP [[Jo Cox]], claiming the Labour party had "blood on its hands".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/incoming/jack-dromey-mp-blasts-decision-11498338 |title=Jack Dromey MP blasts decision to contest murdered Jo Cox's seat as 'obscene' |publisher=[[Birmingham Mail]] |date=20 June 2016}}</ref> He drew criticism from Labour MP [[Jack Dromey]], who described the move as "obscene, outrageous and contemptible".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/misc/haaretzcomsmartphoneapp/dailybrief/1.725869 |title=Anti-Islam Politician Rejects Other Parties' Gesture of Respect, Vies for Slain MP's Seat |publisher=[[Haaretz]] |date=20 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jo-coxs-grieving-colleagues-forced-8230561|title=Jo Cox's grieving colleagues forced to contest by-election against far-Right party in 'obscene' move |publisher=[[Daily Mirror|The Mirror]] |date=19 June 2016}}</ref> [[BBC News]] noted his intention to stand, despite the commitments from all parliamentary parties to leave the seat uncontested.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-36662887 |title=MP slams 'horrendous' Jo Cox leaflets from 'BNP' |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=29 June 2016}}</ref>


⚫
== Elections contested ==
===Rape comments on Channel 4===
In February 2017, appearing on a [[Channel 4]] live debate,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/fiyaz-mughal/jack-buckby-is-no-harry-p_b_14772442.html |title=Jack Buckby Is No Harry Potter. He May Look Like Him But His Views Are Sickening |publisher=[[HuffPost]] |date=16 February 2017}}</ref> Buckby caused widespread condemnation after he told [[National Union of Students (United Kingdom)|National Union of Students]] campaigner, Barbara Ntumy,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rt.com/uk/376858-refugee-rape-channel-4/ |title='I hope you don't get reaped': Far-right mouthpiece shocks woman in TV refugee debate |publisher=[[Russia Today]] |date=9 February 2017}}</ref> that "I hope you don't get raped" after challenging Ntumy to "take in" a [[Refugees of the Syrian Civil War#In Europe|Syrian refugee]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/765014/channel-4-jack-buckby-former-bnp |title=‘I hope you don’t get raped’ Former BNP member's rant shocks viewers in Channel 4 debate |publisher=[[Daily Express]] |date=9 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2822729/jack-buckby-alt-right-bnp-barbara-ntumy-channel-4-news-debate/ |title='I hope you don’t get raped Who is Jack Buckby, what is the alt-right and what did the former BNP member say to Barbara Ntumy during the Channel 4 News debate? |publisher=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)]] |date=9 February 2017}}</ref>

==Elections contested==


=== UK Parliament elections ===
=== UK Parliament elections ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Constituency !! Party !! Votes !! %
!Date
!Constituency
!Party
!Votes
!%
|-
|-
|2016
| 2016 || [[Batley and Spen by-election, 2016|Batley and Spen by-election]] || [[Liberty GB]] || 220 || 1.1
|[[2016 Batley and Spen by-election|Batley and Spen by-election]]
|[[Liberty GB]]
|220
|1.1
|}
|}


=== European Parliament elections ===
=== European Parliament elections ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Date
! Date !! Constituency !! Party !! Votes !! % !! Note
!Constituency
!Party
!Votes
!%
!Note
|-
|-
| [[European Parliament election, 2014 (United Kingdom)|2014]] || [[South East England (European Parliament constituency)|South East England]] || [[Liberty GB]] || 2,494 || 0.1 || <small>Multi-member constituency.<br>Other candidates: [[Paul Weston (politician)|Paul Weston]], Enza Ferreri</small>
|[[2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2014]]
|[[South East England (European Parliament constituency)|South East England]]
|[[Liberty GB]]
|2,494
|0.1
|<small>Multi-member constituency.</small><small>Other candidates: [[Paul Weston (politician)|Paul Weston]], Enza Ferreri</small>
|}

==Bibliography==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Book
!Publisher
|-
|2017
|''A Paradoxical Alliance: An Anglo-American Analysis of the Left's Love Affair With Islam''<ref name="Barnes & Noble" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35220399-a-paradoxical-alliance |title=A Paradoxical Alliance: An Anglo-American Analysis of the Left's Love Affair With Islam |publisher=[[Goodreads]] |date=15 May 2017}}</ref>
|CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Paradoxical-Alliance-Anglo-American-Analysis-Affair/dp/1546727108 |title=A Paradoxical Alliance: An Anglo-American Analysis of the Left's Love Affair With Islam Paperback – May 15, 2017 |publisher=[[Amazon (company)]] |date=15 May 2017}}</ref>
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Reflist}}
<references group="" responsive="1"></references>

*
== External links ==
<!-- Per [[WP:ELMINOFFICIAL]], choose one official website only -->
* {{Twitter|jackbuckby}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckby, Jack}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckby, Jack}}
[[Category:British bloggers]]
[[Category:British bloggers]]
⚫
[[Category:British far-right politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
⚫
[[Category:English YouTubers]]
⚫
[[Category:Alt-right]]
[[Category:Critics of multiculturalism]]
[[Category:Critics of multiculturalism]]
[[Category:Critics of the European Union]]
[[Category:British critics of Islam]]
[[Category:Critics of Islam]]
[[Category:Male critics of feminism]]
[[Category:Male critics of feminism]]
[[Category:Conservatism in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Conservatism in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Opposition to Islam in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:1993 births]]
⚫
[[Category:YouTubers from Lancashire]]

Latest revision as of 17:28, 8 November 2024

Jack Buckby
Born (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31)[1]
Lancashire, England, UK
Years active2012–present
Political partyBritish National Party (until 2013)
Liberty GB (2013–2017)
For Britain Movement (2017–2020)
SpouseMartina Markota[1]
Websitejackbuckby.co.uk

Jack Buckby (born 10 February 1993) is a British far-right political figure and author who was previously active in a number of groups and campaigns, including the British National Party, Liberty GB and Proud Boys. In 2017 he was associated with Anne Marie Waters and the For Britain Movement party.

Early life and the BNP

[edit]

Buckby joined the British National Party after meeting its leader Nick Griffin.[2] He was active in its youth movement, known at various times as BNP Crusaders and Resistance.[3] He started a far-right youth group called the Natural Culturists in July 2012, while studying political science at the University of Liverpool.[4][2][5] Griffin introduced him at a meeting of the Alliance of European National Movements in 2012. He was described at the time as a potential future leader of the BNP to succeed Griffin.[6][7] Buckby left the party the same year, saying that the “open race hatred became unacceptable".[3] He was expelled from the University of Liverpool.[8]

Liberty GB and Anne Marie Waters

[edit]

Buckby joined Liberty GB, a new far-right party, in 2013.[6] He stood as a candidate in the 2014 European Parliament election for the South East England constituency in third position on the party's list, behind the founder Paul Weston. The list received 0.11% of the vote.[9] By 2016, he was serving as the party's press officer.[10]

In June 2016, he tweeted that the Orlando nightclub shooting was the fault of LGBT people. Following the murder of Jo Cox in 2016 by a far-right activist, Buckby stood as the Liberty GB candidate in the 2016 Batley and Spen by-election to fill Cox's seat, appearing on the ballot as "No to terrorism, yes to Britain".[11][12] Large parties, including the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats did not stand candidates due to the circumstances of the by-election.[13] He came sixth, with 1.1% of the vote.[14]

In February 2017, Buckby told a student activist on television to "take in a Syrian refugee, I hope you don't get raped".[15][16] He is thought to have left Liberty GB in June 2017, after which he was media manager for Anne Marie Waters's campaign in the 2017 UK Independence Party leadership election.[17][18][19] He told an undercover reporter "I'm basically the campaign manager. But I don't make it too public."[20] Waters came second, with 21.3% of the vote. Following the leadership election, Waters started a new party called the For Britain Movement, which Buckby joined.[21]

Proud Boys

[edit]

Buckby was a former member of the Proud Boys and has been described as the "head" of the Proud Boys in the UK[22] as well as having edited their magazine. He has since stated: "I have had zero involvement with anybody in the Proud Boys since late 2016" and disputes roles assigned to him in the organization by Gavin McInnes.[23]

Alleged recantation of racist beliefs

[edit]

In an interview with Channel 4 News on 10 July 2020, which also quotes William Baldet of the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right, Buckby said that he had repudiated his former extremist views and recognised their troubling nature.[24]

Buckby's claim to have fully renounced his racist beliefs has been questioned by Political Research Associates who point out he has continued to make xenophobic (anti-immigrant) and Islamophobic comments post-2020.[25]

Elections contested

[edit]

UK Parliament elections

[edit]
Date Constituency Party Votes %
2016 Batley and Spen by-election Liberty GB 220 1.1

European Parliament elections

[edit]
Date Constituency Party Votes % Note
2014 South East England Liberty GB 2,494 0.1 Multi-member constituency.Other candidates: Paul Weston, Enza Ferreri

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Jack Buckby, Journalist". Tameside Directory. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Francey, Matthew (20 February 2013). "Meet the Boy Wonder of the British Far-Right". Vice. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Revealed: The third man in THAT Traditional Britain photo - and what". The Independent. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. ^ "British student Jack Buckby spearheads far-right political movement - Macleans.ca". www.macleans.ca. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. ^ Francey, Matthew (10 April 2013). "The Boy Wonder of the British Far Right Is Sad That Thatcher Died". Vice. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b Parveen, Nazia (19 June 2016). "Jo Cox memorial service remembers '21st-century good samaritan'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  7. ^ "A former BNP member is going to stand for Jo Cox's seat in a by-election". The Independent. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  8. ^ "VIDEO: Bitter Buckby lashes out at Liverpool Uni in Youtube rant". University of Liverpool. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  9. ^ "South East England (European Parliament constituency) - BBC News". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  10. ^ Tim Hume; Fred Pleitgen (19 June 2016). "British referendum campaigning resumes". CNN. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Candidate list released for Jo Cox seat". BBC News. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  12. ^ Walker, Peter (27 July 2017). "Ukip leadership hopeful gets help with campaign from ex-BNP member". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Brexit Britain: BNP posts Jo Cox '˜Muslim' slur through neighbours' letterboxes". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Labour win big in Jo Cox's old seat". inews.co.uk. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  15. ^ Beever, Susie (9 February 2017). ""I hope you don't get raped": Batley candidate's live TV rant". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  16. ^ Fisher, Lucy. "Is Anne Marie Waters too extreme even for Ukip?". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  17. ^ Walker, Peter (11 September 2017). "Ukip risks becoming 'UK Nazi party' if it selects wrong leader". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  18. ^ Fisher, Lucy. "Ukip expected to announce Anne Marie Waters as leader". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Meet Anne Marie Waters – the Ukip politician too extreme for Nigel Farage". www.newstatesman.com. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  20. ^ "HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media". consent.yahoo.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  21. ^ Humphries, Will. "Ukip loser Anne Marie Waters will start far-right party". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  22. ^ Kenes, Bulent. "The Proud Boys: Chauvinist poster child of far-right extremism." European Center for Populism Studies (2021): 1-37.
  23. ^ "The Proud Boys: Chauvinist poster child of far-right extremism - ECPS". February 2021.
  24. ^ "Mother talks about her son's rapid descent into far-right extremism". 10 July 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  25. ^ Megan Kelly, J. DeCook. Not So Reformed How “Countering Violent Extremism” Groups Elevate “Former” White Nationalists. Political Research Associates. April 1, 2022.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Jack_Buckby&oldid=1256183142"