The Guardian View on Elon Musk and UK Politics: Interference In Plain Sight

THE GUARDIAN – EDITORIAL: American tech billionaires are no more entitled to meddle in British democracy than other foreign oligarchs

Under most circumstances, a British politician seeking cash from a foreign oligarch would make the approach discreetly. Recipient and donor would worry about the relationship looking improper even if the deal could be done without breaching UK electoral law.

Nigel Farage has no such qualms. The Reform leader has boasted of his recent meeting with Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. Nick Candy, a former Conservative donor and now the Reform party’s treasurer, was also present. Photographs and statements from the British visitors testify to their eagerness that the meeting – and the fact that money was discussed – attract maximum publicity.

Mr Musk has denied reports that he is considering making a multimillion-pound donation to Reform. But he has a proven appetite for meddling in British politics. He has used his X platform to attack Sir Keir Starmer, amplify radical rightwing rhetoric and post inflammatory remarks, including a forecast of civil war in the aftermath of riots over the summer. » | Editorial | Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Is Elon Musk Planning to Buy the UK Election via Farage?

Dec 18, 2024 | Nigel Farage was not listening to the concerns of the people of Clacton this week but instead in America to meet with the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, to discuss how the billionaire could help Reform UK get a bigger foothold in UK politics. This is very bad for ordinary people as I explain in this video, and what is also sad is how the media find the whole thing very entertaining.

THE TELEGRAPH:

Musk ready to bankroll Farage with ‘biggest donation in British political history’: US billionaire endorses Reform UK leader after Mar-a-Lago meeting with party treasurer Nick Candy »

THE GUARDIAN:

Elon Musk’s rumoured $100m donation may just fuel a fresh look at UK political funding: Though denied, the mere fact a foreign billionaire could chuck so much money at one party might just spur rule changes »

Elon Musk must be one of the most dangerous men on earth. He should keep out of this country’s politics. He’s doing enough damage in the USA without coming here to upset the apple cart. – © Mark Alexander

Britain Is Not for Sale: Don't Let the Likes of Elon Musk Meddle in Our Democracy

Dec 2, 2024 | For all those eligible to sign, PLEASE SIGN this PETITION in order to keep Musk OUT of BRITISH POLITICS. It is an OUTRAGE that this man is pumping money into the Reform UK Party. This is not how British democracy is supposed to work. This might be how corrupt AMERICAN POLITICS works, but not OURS! – © Mark Alexander
Please sign HERE. As I said yesterday: Trunp is POISON. Musk is too.
Donald Trump ist für die Politik des Westens Gift. Musk auch!

Led By Donkeys: Nigel Farage Loves Open Borders - for the Super Rich

Nov 28, 2024 | Nigel Farage is fine with open borders - as long as they’re only for the super-rich

Nigel Farage, His German Wife, Mistress & £2 Million In Expenses

Oct 14, 2024 | Can he blame somebody for this? You bet he can!

Farage & Johnson Are to Blame for the Post-Brexit Mess We Are In

Oct 5, 2024 | The UK economy has been badly damaged by Brexit. However, the Conservative government made matters very much worse once Boris Johnson became prime minister. Johnson was not a serious politician and during his premiership dishonesty, corruption and incompetence became the norm.

The Covid19 pandemic brought an urgent need for PPE which, instead of being supplied through normal channels was supplied by companies recommended by friends of Tory politicians, leading to widespread supply of faulty or useless PPE. In the meantime, companies which had never supplied PPE before made fortunes.

Last week, the Conservative Party Conference took place in Birmingham. Liz Truss, despite being the shortest-serving and least-successful prime minister ever was present at the event.

Robert Jenrick, Tom Tugendhat, Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverly all made speeches in their bids to become party leader. Jenrick and Cleverly are likely to be the two candidates to be subject to an election amongst Tory Party members.

In this video, I also discuss Priti Patel and Nadhim Zahawi. Patel because she received money for her failed leadership election bid from someone closely connected with someone for whom she helped obtain PPE contracts, and Zahawi because he claimed expenses in order to heat his stables and because of a £5 million penalty he paid HMRC in respect of capital gains tax which he claims he forgot to declare.

Finally I remind viewers how it was Nigel Farage who was principally responsible for Brexit, and it was Boris Johnson who presided over corruption, dishonesty and incompetence which has led the UK to being in the dire situation we now.


The United Kingdom must by now be one of the most corrupt countries in the Western world! – © Mark Alexander

Boris Johnson Joins Nigel Farage in Saying UK Needs Referendum on ECHR Membership - Enough!

Oct 4, 2024

BoJo belongs in a circus! Circuses are the natural homes for clowns!

We have had a string of clowns trying to govern us since that ridiculous Brexit referendum. And what a dog’s dinner they have all made of governing us, too!

Referendums are generally not used in this country. We have a representative democracy. We have only ever had three referendums across the United Kingdom. The very first was held in 1975 on our membership of the then so-called Common Market, which eventually became the European Union.

Margaret Thatcher was very much against referenda. She believed them to be the devices of dictators and demagogues!

To ask an electorate for its views on a subject such as the European Union was bad enough. Why? Because few voters truly understood the workings of the European Union, and still less the ramifications on the economy and Britain’s standing in the world should we leave the Union. So, that referendum was absurd enough. But to do what BoJo now suggests and ask the people to vote on our membership of the ECHR as well takes absurdity to a whole new level. How much sense does it make to ask an electorate to vote on something they simply do not understand?

BoJo is playing fast and loose with the future of this country. It would be preferably if he kept his batty ideas to himself! This country is in enough of a mess as a result of the last referendum, there is no need for BoJo to add to the country’s woes. The same goes for Britain's troublemaker par excellence, otherwise known as Nigel Farage. Trump's chum. – © Mark Alexander

Brexit: How Nigel Farage Conducted a Campaign of Fear | Documentary

Sep 28, 2024

Nigel Farage Will be Prime Minister by 2030 - He's a Formidable Machine, Vows Reform Boss

Sep 19, 2024

Nb: The mere fact that I am posting this should not be endorsed as an endorsement of Nigel Farage. As a Remainer, of course Nigel Farage's politics are anathema to me; however, I do admire him for his views on the dangers of Islam to our way of life and for his pro-smoking stance. There is no doubt that if Nigel Farage were ever to be the prime minister of this country, he would repeal Starmer's ridiculous anti-smoking laws which are likely to be passed through Parliament in the near future. By the way, I am an ex-smoker. I haven't smoked a cigarette since April 2022; but, even so, I will continue to be on the side of smokers' rights. This ongoing, relentless war on smokers and smoking is, as far as I am concerned, totally unacceptable in a democracy. – © Mark Alexander

It's Not Islamophobic to State Horrific Facts about Many UK Muslims' Beliefs & Un-British Values

Sep 15, 2024 | Historian and broadcaster Rafe Heydel-Mankoo debates a prominent Muslim leader and points out the serious problems with integrating a large segment of Britain's Muslm community who hold views that are totally out of kilter with mainstream British society.

Islamic values and Western values are totally and utterly immiscible. – © Mark Alexander

Liz Webster: Will Nigel Farage Make Clacton Great Again?

Aug 19, 2024 | How does Clacton feel about their new MP, Nigel Farage? Farage has just defended a huge payment from GB News after being revealed as the highest-earning MP. Farage, who was elected to serve Clacton, said he is receiving almost £98,000 a month for presenting GB News.

The recently published register of MPs' interests stated the payment was made for a reported 32 hours a week. Farage's declaration of gifts stated he had visited the US from July 17 to July 19 directly after the state opening of Parliament. He made reference to the assassination attempt on US presidential candidate Donald Trump as the purpose given for his visit.

He claimed he had travelled to Milwaukee to "support a friend who was almost killed". He also claimed to have been there "to represent Clacton on the world stage".

Nigel Farage: This Poses the 'Biggest Threat' to Free Speech We've Seen in UK History

Aug 11, 2024 | Reform U.K. Party Leader Nigel Farage reacts to riots following the murder of three children and the U.K. government's threat to arrest and prosecute social media users who post riot-related content.

Former Counter-terror Chief Accuses Farage of Inciting Southport Violence

THE GUARDIAN: Neil Basu says Reform UK leader is ‘creating conspiracy theories’ by questioning whether truth is being ‘withheld’

Nigel Farage was criticised across the political spectrum for stirring up fake news and spreading misinformation. Photograph: Dominic Gwinn/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock | Screenshot taken from the accompanying article
A former counter-terrorism police chief has accused Nigel Farage of helping incite violence that broke out in Southport after the killing of three children in a knife attack this week.

Farage drew criticism from across the political spectrum for remarks he made in a video on Tuesday in which he questioned “whether the truth is being withheld from us” after the attack on Monday.

Neil Basu – a former senior Scotland Yard officer who was in charge of counter-terrorism from 2018 to 2021 – said there were “real world consequences” when public figures failed to “keep their mouth shut”.

“Nigel Farage is giving the EDL [English Defence League] succour, undermining the police, creating conspiracy theories, and giving a false basis for the attacks on the police,” he said, referring to the far-right, Islamophobic group whose supporters are believed to have been involved in the rioting in Southport. » | Ben Quinn, Vikram Dodd and Rowena Mason | Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Peter Stevanovic: Hang onto Your Seats as Reform Party Leader Nigel Farage Calls for Referendum on Leaving the ECHR

Jul 23, 2024


Can’t someone shut up the UK's troublemaker par excellence Nigel Farage? There’s no end to the trouble he causes. One can but conclude that he just likes the sound of his own voice and loves causing mayhem. – © Mark Alexander

Michael Lambert: Beware of Leaders Like Trump. They Are Only in It for Themselves

Jul 20, 2024 | It seems almost beyond belief that despite having been impeached twice when formerly president, despite his many legal battles, despite his conviction as a felon, despite his company's fine of $450 million for fraud and his perpetual lying, Donald Trump is favourite to be the next president of the United States.

His followers seem to ignore anything negative about him as though they were part of a cult. This is bad for democracy and a danger to the whole world.

Nigel Farage, the newly elected MP for Clacton, has been attending the Republican Party Conference saying he is there to support his 'friend' Donald Trump. In the UK Farage, like Trump is constantly in the news being a charismatic and powerful speaker who is over-represented in the media with his party's five parliamentary seats.

Boris Johnson, like Trump and Farage, is insincere and dishonest and only interested in his own position. Having been seen by the British electorate as a cheat by partying when the rest of the country was in lockdown, Johnson now finds himself unpopular and with no remaining political future.

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage Says It's a "Miracle" That Donald Trump Is Still Alive

Jul 14, 2024 | Mr Farage, who has joined Mr Trump at a number of rallies, said he was "very upset" by the scenes at the Pennsylvania rally.

Speaking to Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips, the MP said: "I was very upset when I heard the news late last night, Donald Trump survived by a miracle, frankly."

Mr Farage said he would have "almost certainly" been at the rally, had he not won a seat in the general election.

Nigel Farage Stirs Tensions in Reform UK as He Ousts Deputies

THE GUARDIAN: Co-deputy Ben Habib ‘concerned about party control’ as Farage replaces him with MP Richard Tice

Tensions within Reform UK have spilled over after Nigel Farage ousted its two longstanding deputy leaders and made other changes at the top.

Ben Habib, a former Brexit party MEP, who had been co-deputy leader since March 2023, said he was considering his position after Farage told him on Thursday that he was being replaced by the Reform MP and former leader Richard Tice.

“I have long held concerns about the control of the party and the decision-making processes,” said Habib, in an apparent reference to the unusual structure of Reform UK, which means there is little or no input from members, nor brakes on Farage’s decisions.

The millionaire businessman Zia Yusuf, who has emerged as one of Reform’s most significant new funders, has been named as the party’s new chair. » | Ben Quinn | Thursday, July 11, 2024

Farage Wins First Seat as His Upstart Right Wing Reform UK Party Gains Ground

CNN: Nigel Farage, a driving force behind Britain’s Brexit movement and a confidant of former US President Donald Trump, has been elected to parliament for the first time, as his upstart right-wing Reform UK party looks to shake up the country’s politics.

Farage becomes a member of Britain’s parliament on his eighth attempt after winning with 46.2% of the vote in the heavily pro-Brexit Clacton, a seaside town on England’s southeastern coast where Reform UK had polled well.

With most of the votes now counted, results indicate Reform UK has won at least four seats in the House of Commons, with 14.4% of the vote, a comparatively strong showing in Britain’s first-past-the-post electoral system where smaller parties often struggle to translate their national support into parliamentary seats. » | Helen Regan, Rob Picheta and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN | Friday, July 5, 2024

How Much Longer Must We Tolerate Farage’s BS?

The dangerous Farage pontificating on the ECHR – a subject he clearly doesn’t understand. Is there no end to the BS that this clown will utter?

Peter Stevanovic: UK News Shows Refusing to Point Out to Farage the Disastrous Consequences of Brexit Is Ridiculous

Jun 30, 2024

Farage? What a loudmouth! What a troublemaker! What a dork! – © Mark Alexander