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Jack Buckby
Born (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31)
Lancashire, England
Years active2012–present
Websitejackbuckby.co.uk

Jack Buckby is a British author[1][2], research associate at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy[3], and former far-right activist.

Early life and the BNP

Buckby joined the British National Party after meeting its leader Nick Griffin.[4] He was active in its youth movement, known at various times as BNP Crusaders and Resistance.[5] He started a far-right youth group called the Natural Culturists in July 2012, while studying political science at the University of Liverpool.[6][7][8] Griffin introduced him at a meeting of the Alliance of European National Movements in 2013. He was described at the time as a potential future leader of the BNP to succeed Griffin.[9][10] Buckby left the party the same year, saying that the “open race hatred became unacceptable".[11] He was expelled from the University of Liverpool.[12]

Liberty GB and Anne Marie Waters

He joined Liberty GB, a new far-right party, in 2013.[9] 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.[13] By 2016, he was serving as the party's press officer.[14]

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 in the 2016 Batley and Spen by-election as the Liberty GB candidate, appearing on the ballot as "No to terrorism, yes to Britain".[15][16] Large parties, including the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats didn't stand candidates due to the circumstances of the by-election.[17] He came sixth, with 1.1% of the vote.[18]

In February 2017, Buckby told a student activist on television to "take in a Syrian refugee, I hope you don't get raped".[19][20] 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.[21][22][23] He told an undercover reporter "I'm basically the campaign manager. But I don't make it too public."[24] 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.[25]

Elections contested

UK Parliament elections

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

European Parliament elections

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

  1. ^ Monster of Their Own Making. 28 April 2020. ISBN 978-1-64293-424-3.
  2. ^ Buckby, Jack (2020). Monster of Their Own Making: How the Far Left, the Media, and Politicians Are Creating Far-right Extremists. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-64293-424-3.
  3. ^ "Brexit provides an opportunity for Canada to feed the U.K." The Hamilton Spectator. 1 April 2020. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. ^ Francey, Matthew (20 February 2013). "Meet the Boy Wonder of the British Far-Right". Vice. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Revealed: The third man in THAT Traditional Britain photo - and what". The Independent. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  6. ^ "British student Jack Buckby spearheads far-right political movement - Macleans.ca". www.macleans.ca. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  7. ^ Francey, Matthew (20 February 2013). "Meet the Boy Wonder of the British Far-Right". Vice. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  8. ^ Francey, Matthew (10 April 2013). "The Boy Wonder of the British Far Right Is Sad That Thatcher Died". Vice. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  9. ^ a b correspondent, Nazia Parveen North of England (19 June 2016). "Jo Cox memorial service remembers '21st-century good samaritan'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Revealed: The third man in THAT Traditional Britain photo - and what". The Independent. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  12. ^ "VIDEO: Bitter Buckby lashes out at Liverpool Uni in Youtube rant". University of Liverpool. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  13. ^ "South East England (European Parliament constituency) - BBC News". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  14. ^ CNN, Tim Hume and Fred Pleitgen. "British referendum campaigning resumes". CNN. Retrieved 25 June 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  15. ^ "Candidate list released for Jo Cox seat". BBC News. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Brexit Britain: BNP posts Jo Cox '˜Muslim' slur through neighbours' letterboxes". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Labour win big in Jo Cox's old seat". inews.co.uk. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  19. ^ Beever, Susie (9 February 2017). ""I hope you don't get raped": Batley candidate's live TV rant". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  20. ^ Fisher, Lucy. "Is Anne Marie Waters too extreme even for Ukip?". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  21. ^ correspondent, Peter Walker Political (11 September 2017). "Ukip risks becoming 'UK Nazi party' if it selects wrong leader". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  22. ^ Correspondent, Lucy Fisher, Senior Political. "Ukip expected to announce Anne Marie Waters as leader". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ "Meet Anne Marie Waters – the Ukip politician too extreme for Nigel Farage". www.newstatesman.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  24. ^ "HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media". consent.yahoo.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  25. ^ Humphries, Will. "Ukip loser Anne Marie Waters will start far-right party". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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