BREAKING NEWS: Musk tweets 'Farage doesn't have what it takes' to be Reform UK leader

[jas007]

I like Musk and I like what Trump is trying to do with D.O.G.E. However, I think maybe Musk would be well advised to stick to worrying about government efficiency and leave foreign policy and foreign leaders for another day.  

 

At some point he may tick off the wrong person.  I'm sure he already has enough enemies without making more.

 

 

[jippytum]

10 minutes ago, simple1 said:

 

Ego clash. Musk is shaping up as a white supremacist, no surprise given Stephen Miller trump adviser is also white supremacist. Farage declined to accept Musk's recommendation for Tommy Robinson who was  sentenced to 18 months jail time for defamation

 

[scubascuba3]

Tommy Robinson and Ben Habib etc can just start another party, right of Reform

[AndreasHG]

1 hour ago, simple1 said:

Tommy Robinson who was  sentenced to 18 months jail time for defamation

 From Wikipedia: "Robinson served four prison terms between 2005 and 2019.

In 2013, he illegally entered the United States using a friend's passport.

In 2018, he violated a court order by publishing a Facebook Live video of defendants entering court. Prior to sentencing, he appeared on the American far-right website InfoWars to appeal for political asylum in the US.

In 2021, he was subjected to a five-year stalking prevention order for harassing journalist Lizzie Dearden and her partner.

In 2021, he was found to have libelled a 15-year-old refugee at a school in Huddersfield and was ordered to pay £100,000 plus legal costs. After breaching an injunction about repeating the libel, Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

In June 2022 Robinson admitted gambling away £100,000 before declaring bankruptcy. He also said he owed an estimated £160,000 to HM Revenue and Customs. The Times said that he owes in the region of £2,000,000 to his creditors, and is the subject of a HMRC investigation over unpaid taxes."

[brewsterbudgen]

23 minutes ago, AndreasHG said:

 From Wikipedia: "Robinson served four prison terms between 2005 and 2019.

In 2013, he illegally entered the United States using a friend's passport.

In 2018, he violated a court order by publishing a Facebook Live video of defendants entering court. Prior to sentencing, he appeared on the American far-right website InfoWars to appeal for political asylum in the US.

In 2021, he was subjected to a five-year stalking prevention order for harassing journalist Lizzie Dearden and her partner.

In 2021, he was found to have libelled a 15-year-old refugee at a school in Huddersfield and was ordered to pay £100,000 plus legal costs. After breaching an injunction about repeating the libel, Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

In June 2022 Robinson admitted gambling away £100,000 before declaring bankruptcy. He also said he owed an estimated £160,000 to HM Revenue and Customs. The Times said that he owes in the region of £2,000,000 to his creditors, and is the subject of a HMRC investigation over unpaid taxes."

 

Prime Minister material according to Elon! 😅🤣

[BusyB]

6 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

 

Prime Minister material according to Elon! 😅🤣

 

There is serious malicious disfunction (aka evil) afoot in the US now and it is virtually unchecked. It is very, very worrying. 

[MangoKorat]

On 1/7/2025 at 1:51 AM, jippytum said:

I welcomed Musk's support of reform and the  promise of financial support for the Reform  party. and Farage in particular. 

Would that be the Reform gaining ground with the country's far right racist groups?  The party who's leader started the whole Brexit fiasco and 'gave us our sovereignty back?  That Reform?

 

Well your leader is nothing short of a liar and a populist - where's all the benefits we were supposed to gain from leaving the EU eh?  Oh, I forgot, its all the fault of the UK being a member of the ECHR isn't it?  That's why the economy isn't growing as it should, that's why we can't get any laws passed.................yeah right!

 

And as for those dammed immigrants, we don't need them do we?  After all, there's no staff shortage in the NHS is there? We don't have an ageing population that is slowly draining the pension pot at all do we.  We don't need an influx of young immigrant workers to pay taxes and bolster that pot at all do we?

 

Tell me, who will Farage and Co blame when they achieve their final goals but things still don't get any better?

 

Musk, Farage, Trump......bla bla bla, just a load of power crazy right wing nutters. Yes Reform will continue to gain ground, most of the electorate are politically uneducated and will tag on to anyone who says something they feel they can believe in - whether its true or not.

 

In the long run though, the UK is a reasonable nation and won't suffer right wing racists for long.

 

For now, we've just had an election, let's let this government get on with trying to run the country - instead of having to deal with all these 'sideshows' that nutters like Musk and Farage keep throwing up.  The next election is over 4 years away, now is not the time for Reform to try destabilising the government.

 

Far too much government time is being spent all all this c r a p at the moment..

 

Thank god I'm leaving

 

 

[MangoKorat]

21 hours ago, AndreasHG said:

 From Wikipedia: "Robinson served four prison terms between 2005 and 2019.

In 2013, he illegally entered the United States using a friend's passport.

In 2018, he violated a court order by publishing a Facebook Live video of defendants entering court. Prior to sentencing, he appeared on the American far-right website InfoWars to appeal for political asylum in the US.

In 2021, he was subjected to a five-year stalking prevention order for harassing journalist Lizzie Dearden and her partner.

In 2021, he was found to have libelled a 15-year-old refugee at a school in Huddersfield and was ordered to pay £100,000 plus legal costs. After breaching an injunction about repeating the libel, Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

In June 2022 Robinson admitted gambling away £100,000 before declaring bankruptcy. He also said he owed an estimated £160,000 to HM Revenue and Customs. The Times said that he owes in the region of £2,000,000 to his creditors, and is the subject of a HMRC investigation over unpaid taxes."

Such a nice chap, I can see why a 'certain type' like him.

[Will B Good]

3 minutes ago, MangoKorat said:

Such a nice chap, I can see why a 'certain type' like him.

 

Didn't he also shift a lot of his capital and property into his wife's name to avoid debt recovery services getting hold of his loot?

[soalbundy]

On 1/7/2025 at 4:35 AM, harryviking said:

Someone should stop that idiots mouth! He is a damn imbecile!

Just following the sycophant standard from his master, if you don't agree with everything I say you a bad bigly, grovel bitch, everybody else does.

[soalbundy]

21 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

 

Prime Minister material according to Elon! 😅🤣

Well just look at his political boss.

[aussiebrian]

On 1/7/2025 at 8:51 AM, jippytum said:

I welcomed Musk's support of reform and the  promise of financial support for the Reform  party. and Farage in particular. 

His support was one reason hundreds of people enrolled to join Reform in recent weeks. 

 

Why he should withdraw his support for Farage and demine him in such a way is a mystery to me. 

It now seems the people who critisised  Musk's involvement  from the outset Views that i took exception too where in fact correct all along. 

How Will Musk's opposition to Farage effect Farage's relationship with President elect Trump i wonder. 

 

Maybe just one reason could be Farage's attitude towards Tommy Robinson, who exposed the grooming rape gangs in the UK. 

Just today the United Arab Emirates  declared the UK to be harbouring Islamic terrorists. The sane islamic countries can see what's happening.

[stevenl]

3 hours ago, aussiebrian said:

 

Maybe just one reason could be Farage's attitude towards Tommy Robinson, who exposed the grooming rape gangs in the UK. 

Just today the United Arab Emirates  declared the UK to be harbouring Islamic terrorists. The sane islamic countries can see what's happening.

Your reason could be correct, but it wasn't Robinson who exposed the grooming gangs.

Source for your statement regarding the UAE declaration please.

[thaibeachlovers]

On 1/8/2025 at 7:48 AM, BusyB said:

 

There is serious malicious disfunction (aka evil) afoot in the US now and it is virtually unchecked. It is very, very worrying. 

and remember under who's watch it has flourished.