WILL JAMAICANS DITCH UK MONARCHY? (DON’T ASK SKY NEWS!)

We’re well into 2024, and that’s the year Jamaica’s government said it would hold a referendum on whether to cut ties with the British monarchy. Fingers crossed that’s still on.

The revelation came during Charles’ accession to the throne in May last year - surely no coincidence. It was made on Sky News, and what’s interesting is how they chose to cover it. Basically, their package was crammed with Jamaicans saying they were against ditching the king - hmmm… surely also no coincidence!

In fact, a survey conducted by Lord Ashcroft Polls in August-September 2023 found that almost half of Jamaicans are in favour of becoming a republic - and only 11% against. (The rest said either they didn’t know or that they wouldn’t vote.)

Here’s a snippet from that Sky coverage last year - let us know if you agree it’s a bit misleading. We’ll keep you posted on how this Jamaican referendum thing plays out (if it does!).