Elon Musk has 'split apart' British politics | James O'Brien on LBC

James O’Brien has excoriated the state of British politics, following Elon Musk’s inflammatory attacks on Labour ministers regarding historic child sexual abuse cases.
“What matters is that British politics has now been split apart in a way I can't remember seeing, by this far right foreign conspiracy theorist who happens to be the richest man in the world,” O’Brien said.
“It has been split apart in a way I can't quite conceive of.”
In a series of posts on Twitter in recent days, Musk has attacked Prime Ministers Gordon Brown and Sir Keir Starmer over what he alleges - without evidence - they were “complicit” in failing to combat mass rapes of young women and girls.
Musk's intervention has resurfaced the findings of a series of inquiries into child sexual abuse across England and Wales involving at least 1,400 victims.
Musk has also come under significant criticism for his attacks on Labour’s Jess Philipps, Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, claiming she was a “rape genocide apologist”.
While Musk’s comments have been roundly criticised in the UK and abroad, O’Brien told listeners that he expected more from the British opposition.
“I don't understand what's happened to the Conservative Party, when now is the time for national unity,” O’Brien said.
“British parliamentary sovereignty… demands that an attack by a foreign conspiracy theorist upon our politicians be condemned... And it hasn't been.”
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[@charliebryce3783]

When the UK had morality politics, the whole parliament would come together and unanimously condemn these attacks.

[@achandler6583]

On point!

[@achandler6583]

On point

[@dmmw125]

Too many within Labour were quiet when Ann Cryer faced the most appalling abuse.

[@achandler6583]

@@dmmw125 Wisdom speaks Amen & Amen

[@celticsole7542]

When was that?

[@deeper0001]

What’s musk done to protect children? His platform x has abandoned any regulation to stop online grooming.

[@charanjitsidhu4733]

@deeper0001 • HEAR!! HEAR!! Best post of the DAY.👏👏👏

[@MsCharlieBrown78]

not to mention his Dad marrying his step daughter.. and Musk abandoning all the children he has from multiple women.

[@SpenceJS87]

He abandoned his own kid.

[@hussanaful]

What a role model it's a joke

[@uahmed2042]

X is far more secure than BlueSky

[@tkspiece2310]

I'd like to hear from Brexiters, because they were adamant sovereignty was their big gripe. Are they're ok with the richest man in the world who also happens to be South African, dictating their politics?.

[@guywalsh3283]

I’d love to hear a Remainer talk about Germany putting up check points at their borders in September 2024 due to immigration issues. They’re basically 7 years behind what the Brexiteers wanted.

[@coalhouse_walkerjnr4735]

@@guywalsh3283 And what have the Brexiteers got? Even more of the immigration that they didn't want. And loss of their so-called sovereignty to the richest man in the world.

[@RobinINSC-ob7bb]

Perhaps the question you should ask is why an eu country has been able to close their borders while remaining in the EU. When the UK has not done the same despite claiming that they would have to leave the eu to do it. Perhaps you have been lied to.​@@guywalsh3283

[@johnnysmith80]

@@guywalsh3283so why have they not left the EU then?

[@FatWholesomeJohn]

I dont see him as dictating, hes stepping in and speakin for the british people

[@stacybrown3429]

Accusing people of pedophelia is a go to move for Elon. He does it to every opponent every time and has ruined lives with his lies.

[@lesigh1749]

The Labour party seem rife with it.

[@brightonbabe2139]

He did it to the man who rescued the school children who were trapped underground in Thailand.

[@Hanny888]

😂 Well done to the British right wing.... Youve given the red carpet treatment for a billionaire South African to interfere in British politics. How very sovereign and not traitorous of you 👏👏👏👏👏

[@GregoryBreen-e9c]

It's called "taking back our sovereignty"😂😂😂😂

[@duncangravy6060]

Its funny and uncomfortable that when 'Labour' sends over activists to assist the democratic party and stick its nose in the Americans business its ok with you, James and your other one eyed comrades, but when all of a sudden the reverse happens then all of a sudden its an attack on our democracy etc. Denigrate our sovereign government.........its called Hypocrisy

[@cynthiamorris1874]

@@Hanny888 How did the right wing do that, I would say that it’s the politics of the left that got Elon Musk involved.

[@rantymcrant-pants9536]

Settle down there... He made comments. We all do that about US politics, if you're labour you donated to it... about world politics in general. The only difference is somewhere, someone decided this goofy fk-wit matters... (he doesn't)

[@Sandsrodrick]

Let’s ignore Musk shall we. He’ll hate that. Don’t buy a Tesla - easy. Don’t have an X account - easy. Don’t read an article with Musk in the headline - easy.

[@JohnHaveaguessGoogle]

Don't rely on starlink. Oh wait!.

[@wilko-e4j]

No

[@Phoennix3]

@@JohnHaveaguessGoogle We don't rely on Starlink in the UK. We actually have a communications infrastructure.

[@JohnHaveaguessGoogle]

@@Phoennix3 we don't rely on it for the entire country but the government has contracted it to provide internet access to remote areas and starlink is also useful when there's power outages. Oh.

[@rochcarothers-ts3jx]

@@Sandsrodrick starlink might be Roku?📡

[@merseybeast76]

Wealthy unelected American telling the British people what to do - is this what the right wing meant by 'taking back control?'

[@BrianLesliePerry]

We want to cast off the yoke of EU control and regain our sovereignty ....Gran Britannia is now in a very dangerous place......

[@Cliff-g4w]

whose side are you on

[@jaxcoss5790]

@@Cliff-g4w Not the right wing!!!

[@dominicbaggott3525]

Something about sovereignty and no foreign laws or influence. I may be wrong, though.

[@Nigelwheeler-fz3is]

What about that mob of Labour people travelling to the USA to support loser Harris?

[@Sam88-l4k]

The lack of Tories condemning is truly staggering. Especially from the female members with children like Phillips has

[@suttercane6]

Phillips only cares about her seat (which she barely held on to), she is vile.

[@weswheel4834]

@@markgt894 Who do you think did the sentencing? smh.

[@weswheel4834]

@@suttercane6 Because she disagrees with you on something?

[@spumemonk11]

@@markgt894 I'm like you. I blame Stamer for all my problems. It better not rain tomorrow or he's in serious trouble.

[@markgt894]

@@weswheel4834 CPS decides whether to prosecute, Starmer was head of CPS between 2008 and 2013.

[@MartyJackson]

My Asian Muslim neighbours parked car was just crashed into (like 20 mins ago) by a middle aged white woman. She’s damaged his car really badly. What did he do? Offered to make her some tea and calmed her down as she was panicking badly. Yeah - really sounds like an evil piece of work eh!

[@7frodo7]

Maybe not but I remember an Asian taxi driver whom a colleague had accidentally reversed his car into, actually had created more damage to the front of his car to inflate the insurance cost. Luckily my colleague took photos at the time and they were completely different to the state of the car. Needless to say his insurance claim was a bit fraudulent, they’re not all bad are they.

[@5uper5kill3rz]

What does race have to do with that?

[@thePOWERofART-11]

truth.

[@selfpreservationsociety]

How middle class and tame

[@hunkyhaggis2161]

Sure he did, is this another false report from Hope Not Hate?

[@carolynzakaria7763]

Elon Musk has no place in British politics. Why didn’t the Tories implement the findings of the Jay report when they were in power?

[@rogerbennett9641]

Bring back Gates, Soros and Fink.

[@DavidRenwick-t1e]

He has every right to comment on British politics and I hope he continues to.

[@crazystarwarsguy1006]

100 Labour activists sent by Herr Stamer to canvas for the faux black woman across the pond is fine ?

[@tonyf9984]

@@DavidRenwick-t1e As a public figure with a tremendous amount of influence and credibility, if Musk chooses to comment on foreign politics, then he has the responsibility to base his comments on facts and not lies. I'm sure you agree.

[@andyhodchild8]

​@DavidRenwick-t1e No, he doesn't have any right and certainly no right to say what he did.

[@bufohannah]

Anyone remember Matt Gaetz, the Epstein tape about how Trump is his best friend? No? Must be me

[@fozzy20]

The not so bright wingers don't want you to remind them of that. Got to remember every accusation from them is an admission of guilt.

[@goji059]

​The one thing that would have cost him the election, ​@@fozzy20not used....lol what a more ron😅😅😅😅

[@esraeloh8681]

Oh yeah, just how much noise has Elon made about that I wonder, I haven't seen a single comment from him on that

[@GretsGarbo-h9m]

I am not defending Epstein, but just remind me. Is there any evidence that Epstein targeted children? I know most of his victims were young women but I did not know they were actually children under the age of 16. Was there any evidence that he tortured them? Was there any evidence that he murdered them? Was there any evidence that he threatened their families if his victims reported his crimes? Was their any evidence that their family members got both their legs broken. By deflecting and minimising what these criminal grooming gangs have done means you are part of the problem.

[@thelastemp5437]

Not enough evidence on Gaetz to charge him...but enough to slander him

[@JMC1992]

People fail to see that billionaires are the enemies of our lives, our societies.

[@fionarevell5934]

In every way and governments are merely puppets for them

[@abdullahabdullah9063]

Elon Musk's father compared "Tommy Robinson" to Nelson Mandela, proving the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

[@geoffpegler4506]

And also proving they don't understand what they're talking about.

[@agt155]

O'Briens ex-chauffer was a member of the BNP. What's your point?

[@jeffsimon9594]

But then you would say that

[@williampinnock2256]

Seems quite odd, pretty sure most old white South Africans weren't too keen on Mandela...

[@gavinbroughton]

Elon absolutely hates his father.

[@TheNightWalker186]

Elon Musk is a corporate Oligarch, not a politician. People seem to forget that. He should keep out of other countries affairs...

[@Mikehowarth1988]

He can have whatever opinions he wants 😅

[@JetskiDex]

If one mans "Tweets" are enough to "split apart" British politics; what chance do we have as a nation?

[@fritzhaselnuss7852]

underestimate social media some more, why dont you?

[@TrevorBarre]

The British media hit a new low.

[@achandler6583]

LBC

[@wirplit]

And from a very low place.

[@ShaunieDale]

You would have thought they had already hit rock bottom by now, yet still they surprise use. Such is the oligarchs desperation to knock labour of the perch before they get a chance to prove that they really are better than the rightwing shitshow parties.

[@annemoncrieff3875]

The little english msm.

[@01watercress]

It will only get worse...

[@TB-vm9yr]

Imagine the outrage by Farage if it was a German Billionaire meddling in British politics...

[@DavidRenwick-t1e]

Someone like George Soros?

[@trapset1539]

Isn't his wife German?

[@Skygrey2943]

​@DavidRenwick-t1e Yes, and he has way more in common with Musk than you do. Musk represents his own interests, as does Soros. Their interests converge because they're both billionaires.

[@markdavies9054]

Or Flemish like the French/Belgian stock that Farage can trace his ancestry to.Who ironically came hear seeking asylum in the 16th century to find the then English sympathetic to their plight.

[@AaronTheGreat________]

Or like Labour sending activists for kamala 😂

[@alasdairgood3929]

Just ban him from the country. Brazil did it. Why can't we?

[@namei8967]

Because UK is not dictatorship yet even starmer is pushing UK to that direction.

[@armondtanz]

VPNs would surge byt 19,999%

[@ianbarrett4166]

@@namei8967no he’s not 😂

[@clbl6978]

​@@namei8967 neither is Brazil. It has a very decent person as its leader in fact. A very rare commodity.

[@namei8967]

@clbl6978 the decent leader was charged and convicted and jailed of corruption? Musk Twitter provides a platform free speech, which includes those the governments don't like. Blocking or shutting the platform is the common action all dictators do, china, Russia, Cuba, Iran, north Korea..... Your decent Brazil leader just did and you want UK government to follow!?

[@evelynwoolston7]

Thank you for clarifying this. There was an enquiry, its results were published two years ago by the Tory government but NONE OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS WERE IMPLEMENTED BY THE TORIES. I assume Cleverly, Truss & Badenough can't have forgotten that already.

[@dmmw125]

Incorrect Jay Report was not an inquiry on GGs, it was deliberately widened so that it became only one of 15 themes. The lack of data reporting from authorities on ethnicity of perpetrators which should have been recorded as a matter of course and which in any other country would be a disgrace was not covered. The fact that the Jay Report was a 7 year farce under the Tories is all the more reason that Labour should have promised an inquiry and outflanked the Tories.

[@jaxcoss5790]

Cruella Braverman was blaming Labour on her 'show'.

[@Whythehate]

@@dmmw125 Prof Jay has said there shouldn't be yet another inquiry as '“the time has passed for more inquiries” The report is about two things: a) listening to the victims and b) recommendations to stop it happening again.

[@dmmw125]

@@Whythehate The chair of the much derided and inadequate report has defended the much derided and inadequate report. Please for your next post tell me about the Pope's religion.

[@Whythehate]

@@dmmw125 How is the report 'derided and inadequate' exactly? The issue is the recommendations weren't implemented. You seem to be the only one saying this, including reform Ltd, musk and the Tories. If you're a bear you're supposed to be writing that in the woods, aren't you?

[@SteveGrethe]

We should be like Brazil and close down X.

[@StarBoyyX]

Yeah that’s it live in a fake echo chamber - democracy when you just speak to your 2 mates 😂

[@SteveGrethe]

@StarBoyyX Wake up - Musk is a liar and spreading disinformation, what's the alternative? Let him get away with his Fascism? Remember 1933? It is not like this hasn't happened before!

[@Nomad-wv4oe]

@ strar America and the U.K. has banned RT . What’s the difference

[@philiptaylor7902]

It's the breathtaking hypocrisy of the Tory politicians who refused to implement any of the recommendations of the inquiries that they initiated that gets me. Musk at least can claim ignorance.

[@JohnPark-xf2gq]

At least the conservatives are consistent.consistently lying,consistently corrupt and that also includes the reform (leadershit)tories in disguise.

[@elliotjohnson9415]

Musk knows exactly what he's doing.

[@lestrem11]

Can Labour, they are in power NOW, child.

[@rolandhawken6628]

They are all to blame in politics they do not care about children in care or the vulnerable poor children, don't make this a political football like O'Brian is doing so they can kick it into the long grass

[@dayegilharno4988]

:) He's got "ignorance" written all over him...

[@harveybrant3352]

Enquiries are often cynically used as a way a way of kicking problems into the long grass. That's precisely what the Tories did. They held an enquiry but didn't act on its recommendations.

[@lestrem11]

And nor have Labour……you missed that bit off.👍

[@armondtanz]

Mostly if not all done in labour strongholds

[@harveybrant3352]

@@lestrem11 The Tories had years to act on the findings of the existing enquiry and did nothing. Labour has only been in power for a few months.

[@lornacole9065]

@@harveybrant3352 So the pressure should be on Labour to focus on implementing the recommendations.

[@harveybrant3352]

@@lornacole9065 Exactly.

[@rafd3593]

Listen to Starmer. He talks a lot of sense. It’s a shame that he is having to waste a lot of time fending off goons like Musk and Farage. He’d like to get on doing the job for which he was elected.

[@dmmw125]

Making the Labour party unelectable for a generation after him?

[@nitsujism]

​@@dmmw125No. Even current polling shows labour would still win if a GE was called now, albeit with a coalition with lib dem and greens. And now is the worst it's going to get.

[@jackabbot3210]

But he is not doing the job he was elected for. He and his cohorts were elected on a bunch of false promises and lies. The latest example being to renege on the promises he made to the WASPI Women.

[@dmmw125]

@@nitsujism Laughable naïve even Labour don't believe that. Parties tend to get less popular as they go on. Take a look at where the SPD were in Germany 6 months after they were elected and how that continued. Starmer had lost support faster than any change of government in modern history, most parties would still be in their honeymoon phase. Sensible Labour supporters will understand just how much trouble they are in and this is without the effects of the budget having the fully hit people yet (look at where borrowing costs are).

[@Saxonpod]

​@nitsujism have the seen the montage of people crying because trump got elected? They couldn't believe it.... That's gonna be you 😂

[@toksjones7214]

Not only is this man South African, he was an illegal immigrant in the US!

[@frankieelen5695]

Quite honestly the Conservative Party is about to go swirling down the drain into oblivion.

[@annemoncrieff3875]

Problem with that is reform replace them. Sad day.

[@judyparsons1333]

They can follow labour

[@judyparsons1333]

I think it was blair and brown that was in charge in the 80s and I think it was going on then

[@Whythehate]

@@judyparsons1333 ? I presume that's a joke? 1980s?

[@therenaissanceman3747]

They said the same thing in Canada last week......how'd that turn out?

[@michaelbeaster2921]

American here. We proudly donate Elon Musk to you guys in the UK in sincere thanks for you guys giving us Piers Morgan.

[@philiptaylor7902]

touché

[@JohnNaylor-x4x]

English here. Your more than welcome to both, nobody here will miss them, Thanks for nothing,

[@ben0298]

...and James Cordon

[@michaelk.5144]

But you also got John Oliver

[@laurencedavey3121]

Can we put him in the bin? He seems to be broken.

[@leedavis6000]

Banned him like Brazil did.

Yes in did.

[@achandler6583]

@@leedavis6000 Musk has Left the Vail of incompetence, Alone with Maggie Oliver! Amen & Amen

[@antonyvaughan7808]

X "was" temporarily suspended in Brasil, but has unfortunately been reinstated.

[@lornacole9065]

Definitely agree. 👍

[@Dadniel1st]

and how Trump will retaliate... It's time for Kier Stamer to follow the example of Justin Trudeau.

[@Twowings2fly]

The man who used his own child as a human shield has no right to talk about anything child related.

[@jaxcoss5790]

Indeed.

[@JoBroughton-yw7un]

Also will not fly in his own rocket unlike the other space geeks.

[@linking-it]

Please explain.

[@hectorlagos8937]

a shield for what? a gun attack? rocks being thrown at him?

[@pamtuffield9385]

Using a child as an accessory to make him look more likeable - pathetic.

[@ThePurityControl]

Democracy and Elon Musk can't both exist. Pick one.

[@KainaanSlater81]

The right don’t care about the victims.. they know another enquiry will take a long time and they want that because when the report is completed at the end they’ll blame Labour for not doing anything sooner. That’s why they don’t want Labour to actually implement the suggestions made from the last enquiry because: 1) It means they’re actually doing something and 2) It shows the incompetence and pure lack of care from the Tories because they had a chance to implement them and chose not to

[@judyparsons1333]

The right want to bring the truth to light and the left want to cover it up

[@BadlydrawnBen]

Actually the right as you call people have been screaming about this for well over a decade

[@robbie4084]

They only care about causing chaos and spreading misinformation , which creates fear

[@kinggeoffrey3801]

I urge you to watch the parliamentary debate yesterday on this case. It was the right who were pushing for deeper enquiries whilst your precious Labour were booing and shaking their heads at the thought. Let that sink in.

[@neilbower9052]

@@kinggeoffrey3801 we already had an inuiry and the RIGHT WHINGERS did absolutely NOTHING about the 20 recommendations in the report. YOU tory LIARS were in fact protecting peados instead of doing things to arrest them. You must be so proud

[@lourdesellis4988]

Elon Musk, shouldn’t meddle with British politics. HE SHOULD MEDDLE WITH THE POLITICS OF HIS OWN COUNTRY, WHICH IS SOUTH AFRICA.

[@bideni408]

So_ros,Swabb, Fink meddle in UK ,Canadá,NZ,Australia,,EU ,USA......pplitics, si why our side cant do??

[@MatthewHess-b3k]

Groomer talk 😂

[@cup1966wow]

He is an American citizen, unless you want to say anyone not born here can never be British either, is that what you are saying.

[@GrantDavies-f9o]

Labour shouldn't meddle in us politics either or have you forgot about that?

[@geraldg350]

Only a British person would say this without seeing the irony of their own words. I mean how was South Africa formed in the first place lol.

[@rochcarothers-ts3jx]

Remember: MUSK IS ALWAYS PART OF THE PROBLEM-- OR CREATING ONE--NOT THE SOLUTION 🔥🔥

[@owendavies9141]

Spoken like a true NPC

[@juliechurley2716]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kingflynxi9420]

Hes solved problems! I remember not being able to buy an overpriced car that sets on fire at random before Musk came along.

[@ronaldslater6711]

It seems you are, my woke friend.

[@rochcarothers-ts3jx]

@ronaldslater6711 Compliment appreciated! Want a sleepy dentist 🦷🪥-- in Russia 🇷🇺

[@MohibUllah-n9q]

Why does he have a say in British politics? He is a tech guy with loads of money should just stick to that

[@dmmw125]

Everyone seems to have an opinion on American governance.

[@starsnstuff842]

He's not a tech guy he surrounds himself experts. Musk has never invented or designed anything,zilch,zero.

[@JJamJ]

I’m guessing that applies to Bill Gates too then. Popping into no10 a week before the general election. Then coincidentally, the farmers are hit with inheritance tax. Land grab! Bill gates is the one of the largest land owners in the USA. Putting it together yet?

[@deanlawrence9908]

For the same reason bill gates supports labour???????????

[@timthetiny7538]

Because all of you exist in the American sphere

[@WalkerB2730]

Thank you James, brilliant unbiased correspondence as always.

[@ednabeckwith8185]

Love you James and your family❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@derekwholden]

We don’t need an enquiry; we need to go after the criminals, the politicians and the police who are to blame.

[@clearspira]

5 years is a long time but if Reform's polling keeps up we are looking at the complete decimation of the Tory party and an opposition led by Farage. Labour needs to put in some serious work to avoid this.

[@weswheel4834]

You'd think that the Tories might want to avoid that as well. But they've mostly been ignoring Nigel's party and hoping that they go away (ignoring other than when looking for policy ideas).

[@guardian100]

That will never happen buddy.

[@dmmw125]

No, we're not. Starmer is looking more like Scholz (although Scholz is a smarter and kinder man) where the SPD is going to finish third.

[@davidkeogh1570]

This is exactly what farage and co are doing with their faux outrage ,it's a recruitment tool for them and nothing about children,it's all bs on their part.

[@bichonbuffo]

Reform and Farage are a clown team and of no importance, if the tories go down the Lib Dems will be the opposition obviously, duh!

[@JAMES-q5n6t]

ELON MUSK is angry with Sir Kier Starmer for REFUSING a request from Musk to increase fuel ⛽️ prices so Tesla could sell more cars in UK 🇬🇧. Well done prime minister for taking care of the British people and refusing to allow musk to interfere in our economy..

[@davidrose213]

Didn’t Farage bang on about U.K. Sovereignty. It doesn’t seem to fit that we allow people in another Country to try to influence our Political system whilst Farage supports such a position.

[@ebrahimkarolia9509]

There is no shortage of hypocrisy in politics.

[@albrennan9976]

Don't be daft. It doesn't count if they stuff $100 million in your pocket so they can tell you what to think! The important thing is thst Farage will get his Coutts bank account back.

[@kingflynxi9420]

Sovereignty for me but not for thee

[@petergaskin1811]

Farage is such a Patriot. Until some foreign Johnny waves $100M under his nose...

[@duncangravy6060]

Its funny and uncomfortable that when 'Labour' sends over activists to assist the democratic party and stick its nose in the Americans business its ok with you, James and your other one eyed comrades, but when all of a sudden the reverse happens then all of a sudden its an attack on our democracy etc. Denigrate our sovereign government.........its called Hypocrisy

[@richardlabeja]

Musk backs Trump but then calls MAGA "contemptable fools" and dismisses "America First" when it comes to jobs.

[@Diongreco]

Has anybody in Labour stood up to defend Jeremy Corbyn when he was wrongly accused of things he never did??

[@Whythehate]

Yes. Several Frontbenchers have.

[@paulpavli7206]

Corbyn was,and still isca disaster

[@TheFunkadelicFan]

@@Whythehate Name one.

[@rogerbennett9641]

Did Corbyn ever do anything?

[@claudetteearle3052]

I love Jeremy Corbin, but at least that fight was within our borders. Right now we are being attacked by this foreign man. We need to unite against that.

[@johncarroll772]

The spitting image song about South Africans comes to mind

[@stephendudman1422]

I’ve never met a nice one.

[@FRU.No.1]

​@@stephendudman1422...that's not bludi siprizin min

[@20165776YEAR]

@@stephendudman1422 why did they run over you on the rugby field and you all bruised up or is it just your ego

[@sayachan6069]

@@20165776YEAR I've TRAVELLED THIS WHOLE WORLD OF OURS FROM BARNSLEY TO PERU I'VE HAD SUNSTROKE IN THE ARCTIC AND A SWIM IN TIMBUKTU I'VE MET THE KING OF CHINA AND THE WORKING YORKSHIRE MINER BUT I'VE NEVER MET A NICE SOUTH AFRICAN

[@alandillon968]

Britain needs to bring in laws urgently as Italy has just done to: 1. Stop Political Organisations, Political Parties or Political companies from recieving donations, presents or support from outside Britain or a non British resident. Britain should also: 2. Make it illegal for the Media, Press and Online sites to knowingly promote foreign properganda against British Sovereignty and democratic processes.

[@wegian3471]

Don't always agree with Mr O'Brien, but I think his podcasts are amongst the top 1% out there. Bravo! Keep up the great work, sir👏

[@nigelcox4234]

Thank goodness for James O’Brien

[@premilahoon]

Thank you, James. You are the voice of reason. It is quite horrifying that Elon Musk, a right wing billionaire from another country can make inflammatory comments about our political leaders. There should be an widespread public outcry.

[@NeilAC78]

Oh dear. The left really are in tatters over hurty words.

[@purrbox7514]

So you are advocating for the North Korean model, mass censorship. Or do you only want to censor people you don't like, the Chinese model. I think I'll stick with the current system that allows free speech for everyone, including Elon Musk.

[@juliechurley2716]

🤯

[@purrbox7514]

Why? that's the whole point of social media, everybody is free to comment, even billionaires.

[@HopeGreen-m7i]

all freinds of epstein past are now comming out their cupboards it seems

[@JanSaevebek]

Musk is acting like an archetypal super-villian

[@seanconcannon7922]

Trump is the Joker and Musk is the Riddler.

[@DW-indeed]

As he ever was. We had him down in '07.

[@slimysi99]

super hero...

[@DW-indeed]

@@DameKweerEmbalmer How do you function in the world?

[@ebrahimkarolia9509]

Ming the merciless....give him moustache, and will look like him as well.

[@Abdull920]

any negatives thing about minorities exaggerated. It's easier to have a go at them. And the same time the church of England is riddled with that kind of stuff and nobody's talking about it like the do about Pakistanis

[@JimChristensen-f2d]

Elon is playing a dangerous game around the world

[@pierregibson6699]

The game he is playing NEVER ENDS WELL…… NEVER

[@CatholicSatan]

The Tory spin machine under BadEnoch stated that they had "accepted" 80% of the recommendations of the Jay report - but they did _Sweet FA for years_ about implementing the recommendations. And BadEnoch spouts from the opposition front bench that Labour are dragging their feet over this! Starmer, meanwhile, tries to get the Tories to support the very Bill that addresses the Jay report but the Tories want to drag _their_ feet even longer! It's not just hypocrisy from the Tories, it's blatant far right-wing sloganeering to appease the likes of Elmo and Trump. The victims are utterly unimportant to the Tories, it's their jobs, their lobbying monies, their foreign donations (including from Russia) that are vital.

[@trevormannsfield]

Has he? The Tories have been sliding into extremism for years, long before Elon got involved. This is just the latest example.

[@stuntmansynyster]

Define "extremism".......

[@trevormannsfield]

@@stuntmansynyster Suella Braverman being allowed anywhere near power isn't definition enough for you?

[@lestrem11]

So, not like Corbyn, then?😂😂😂

[@JAMamation]

2016 changed everything, not just in the UK and the US, but ultimately across the globe. Brexit and Trump set the dominoes in motion.

[@StephanieTihanyi]

@@stuntmansynyster No you define it!

[@MargaretDeakin-d6m]

Is Musk highlighting those involved in child trafficking within the United States?

[@monkeyface6139]

Shifting the blame ?

[@malcolmstockbridge2569]

He doesnt talk about his father getting his stepdaughter pregnant much either !

[@SoBeIt27]

@Malcomstockbridge 😳

[@BadlydrawnBen]

No but Trump is and they are about to start the biggest deportation in US history

[@ooohnooo8029]

Or all over his platform X?

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

I'm curious to see who'll be more obnoxious Nigel Farage or Elon Musk?

[@armondtanz]

James and Owen jones are like the real madrid of the obnoxious leaderboard 🤣🤣

[@malcolmstockbridge2569]

@@armondtanz Yet you continue to listen to both !.....are you self harming ?

[@emmabentley7945]

the way Musk treats his poor trans Daughter is absolutley disgraceful. Elon Musk is a disgrace

[@Allycat828]

This is a distraction tactic by Elon from his H1B1 visa debacle🤔

[@marko-1987]

Completely agree with James. Elon is a waste of space.

[@middleman9183]

Completely agree with Elon. James is a waste of space. . 😂

[@Camilo_Cienfuegos]

@@middleman9183 I hope you've enlisted for Elon's Space Walking marathon.

[@StephanieTihanyi]

@@middleman9183 yeah we hear you, little fanboy

[@alasdairmacdonald6429]

UK needs to be in EU & EU needs to distance itself from USA.

[@StarBoyyX]

How’s it going ? 😂

[@GlenStevenson-t7z]

This musk is ridiculous

[@jaxcoss5790]

Both of them - son and dad.

[@coalhouse_walkerjnr4735]

The musk is dangerous to Britain.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

I find it deeply saddening how we have the tory party and the media supporting America and a South African over Britiain. Shows how little they care of this nation

[@drewgillespie4073]

Musk even an American. Remember his heritage, he is a wealthy white South African. With all that history of that country behind him.

[@eshaibraheem4218]

Thank you for your voice of sanity.

[@BarryAllenMagic]

Why isn't the anger directed at Spaffer Johnson and the previous tory government, for their complete failure to implement a single recommendation from the previous enquiry?

[@williambain6005]

Musk clearly has a brilliant mind but like some others in the past it can go off the rails and madness looms. I think Musk is showing clear signs of that risk with his recent comments that show not only ignorance of the facts but totally absurd solutions.

[@wirplit]

He's brilliantly used the brilliance of others and pretended its his own.

[@mercuryangel5632]

I never thought Musk was brilliant he stole EVERY SINGLE IDEA from others and pretend his has visions! The man never had ANY friends and now he wants to control the world, something isn't right in that creepy head!

[@StephanieTihanyi]

He is clever but has the emotionality of a child

[@Kay-Wills]

Well said James. 👍🏻👌🏻

[@justB-lu7lh]

Stop paying attention to him, stop giving him headlines

[@l.w.paradis2108]

Exactly. I don't understand why Musk is GIVEN power. He is obviously troubled.

[@laurencedavey3121]

At least Musk's Ketamine habit stops him from being covert.

[@tobeyknolls6924]

You don't need to have a program or any issues to run on when you, like the US Republican Party or UK Conservative Party, spend 100% of your time blaming the other Party for everything that is wrong while doing nothing.

[@paulwbafc73]

On a positive note Elon Musk criticised Farage. Said he is not fit to lead Reform.

[@Camilo_Cienfuegos]

Reform are appropriately named. Like the ingredients on McD chicken nuggets... Reformed, mechanically separated pieces of Ukip skin, Brexit-party bones and BNP connective tissue with a crunchy EDL coating.

[@StephanieTihanyi]

Its not a positive. He meant Farage is not extreme enough

[@jamesc2586]

England for the English.

[@markcoppingmusic]

Time for the British people to stop buying Teslas!

[@khalidmustafa7844]

Arthur shopenhauer said' He who writes 4 fools is always sure of large audience' would have earned him a few blue ticks

[@roberttims8607]

I agree with most of what James O Brien says, but extreme right wing is not here yet, we are no way near it. But, we are on our way.

[@juliehitch8561]

You kept me (barely) sane during the Brexit fiasco and you are still managing to do it as the world is seeming to implode with lies, corruption and hypocrisies. Thank you for your compassion and your passionate attempts at holding to account the very people who should be working for us and those that shouldn't be meddling in our politics.

[@billyb6043]

Bravo...

[@NEJERA.mitsiwa]

I warned many years ago that Elon Musk is rich enough to start a war anyway in the world. Now, it looks like I was right.

[@Solus3D]

President Musk wan to buy UK first minister.

[@Clydearb]

i don't think the split in British politics has anything to do with Mr Musk, its to do with the differences in opinion within the parties and the people have had enough of the majority of them

[@slimysi99]

well said

[@mercuryangel5632]

I disagree. Musk started this way in US politics and then paid $250 million for the presidency and is now being called President Musk. The guy is as oily and sneaky as a snake with tons of money to buy off politicians. It works!!!

[@gailbrevittlenton6667]

Thanks James as ever, for helping to keep some perspective in all this madness.

[@stephenbain389]

Even the presenter on GB News looked uncomfortable when Musk Snr said that Tommy Robinson could be the next PM. But if you are willing to give time to morally suspect people then you cant be responsible for what they say.

[@btc-news]

Very well said

[@terryloftus8626]

Musk is South African,he needs to sort that country out.

[@R.EGrantham]

He can't sort it out, he's not black.

[@after_midnight9592]

That would require massive remigration back to the north and give the lands back to the original settlers. Never gonna happen.

[@MBReader410]

No shortage of transactional politicians open to offers

[@SteveB542]

James O'Brien spot on as ever. I agree with pretty much every word.

[@edwinflower]

Spot on with what? a far left ideology

[@django3422]

​@@edwinflowerWhat has he said that qualifies as "far-left"?

[@HumphreyPoufong]

The truth doesn’t matter anymore! What matters is the message and avoidance of legal issues. Whether it’s true or false is irrelevant

[@malcolmstockbridge2569]

Brexit !!!!! :)

[@smog57]

Tour de force James. Tories have (mostly) disgraced themselves over this.

[@StoneageT]

🙏

[@operationfish]

James please pace yourself over the next few month's, because we need your voice to continue the fight against those who use lies and deceit in place of the truth. This is a battle against people who hold important positions in significant organisations, and will brutally protect their ideological postion using all available means. Your voice is, as far as I can see, the only effective one giving air to the truth and reaching thousands of listeners every week, to take on offending individuals. Please take care ! Sheffield South Yorkshire.

[@getalife7130]

What does it matter who's bringing this to the surface???, this scandal SHOULD be looked into, and fully, and every single person who DIDN'T deal with it, should face the law, by their acts, OR emissions!

[@Whythehate]

It was in 2022. The recommendations by Prof Alexis Jay, who was the independent Chair, were not acted upon then by people now bringing it up. That's the political issue to it. I doubt Johnson will say as PM in 2022 it's not his fault, as the Covid parties apparently weren't! Sunak and Truss too...

[@annemoncrieff3875]

Omissions.

[@Whythehate]

@@annemoncrieff3875 Hopefully! Johnson was PM in 2022...

[@suzyqualcast6269]

But twas plod/the law who turned a blind eye....

[@juliechurley2716]

Thank you- best comment here 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@bjturon]

Welcome to American Politics Mate 😢

[@everettscott4745]

Excellent report and presentation, James. Thank you.

[@markydesade100]

Social Maga Companies and the age of absolute fatuity.

[@Bigbudd0045]

The billionaires won completely in the US. Britain is just following suit. Labour has been running as Tory Light since Blair, the way the Democrats in the US have run as GOP light in the US. They both adopted right of center economic policies while embracing left of center social policies...the right railed against the social policies, and both Labour and the Democrats ignored the working class (in the US blue collar) voters while cozying up to Banking. The college educated middle class is now feeling the squeeze in both countries and young people are just fed up with a system where they cant afford homes, cant afford the lifestyle their parents had....and the rich keep getting richer. But Corbyn was branded a socialist and demonized, neither dems or labour made any effort to go after the bankers after the 2007-2008 financial meltdown...ended up bailing out the exact people who caused it and the rest of us got to pay for it. I dont see anything changing. The right wing has got its claws into the working class, billionaires are pumping money into disinformation. We are all going to be serfs again.

[@kyorin6526]

Definitely a new low for Cleverly. Does he now agree with most of the remaining Tories, that abandoning the centre and going after Reform is a winning strategy? If so, he's so wrong.

[@a4482921]

This is what “taking back control” looks like, being insulted by an American billionaire

[@eckyhen]

The acquiescence or even coat tail clinging by the tories is trully apalliing. A foreigner smaps his fingers and they all start yapping like trained poodles They have sat on the findings of the grooming gangs enquiry for years and done nothing for years.

[@andreisopon4615]

The sovereignty crowd is about to show us all they never meant it.

[@JohnHaveaguessGoogle]

Wait until Musk learns about Jimmy Saville (Starmer was head of CPS) and Saville's BBC/Political/Royal connections...I'd expect nuclear level tweets.

[@JeffQuirk]

You really need to look at facts and stop guessing. Unless you enjoy being thick

[@Twowings2fly]

Why? Elon seems to enjoy the company of predators, he'd have loved Saville.

[@leod-sigefast]

That Savile that was protected by the Tory government in the 80s? Big mates with Thatcher and Tebbit? Big mates with the Royal Family? Pushed for a knighthood by Thatcher and the rightwing newspapers, like the Sun, who now claim to be guardians of British justice? That Savile? This was in the 80s too when more than enough rumours and suspicions about Savile had risen that he was definitely on the radar for, at least, being a bit suspect. The rightwing absolutely loved Savile!

[@fasih_rehman]

@@Twowings2fly now then now then!

[@charlesbrown4941]

Hope so…. can see a pattern emerging

[@kevinwilliams2970]

Jess Phillips saying that Oldham Council should conduct an Inquiry? So the Council should Investigate themselves?

[@TheKamikazenaz]

Do you really think that's how it works? Or are you being deliberately disingenuous here?

[@kevinwilliams2970]

@TheKamikazenaz Where would Oldham Council get the money from to conduct the Enquiry?

[@simonaveline5542]

When you have Two Tier justice this the result! If your poor you will get no justice and only blamed for being a victim...

[@JeffQuirk]

Look up gullible and rainwashing, then go take your soma epsilon

[@Whythehate]

Two Tier- oh yes, Boris Johnson has a party and it's fine (except no fine from the Police standing outside No10, until days later!)

[@armondtanz]

@@JeffQuirk Are you saying there is no two tier? even after this? you still be theres no 2 tier?

[@haveit-k8l]

2 tier is something the right wing have made up in their heads

[@coalhouse_walkerjnr4735]

Yawn🥱

[@ruiferreira6578]

Just forbid X in the UK and EU. And please don't tell me that it is impossible. Change laws if you have to.

[@chasingthesun-bi6cx]

Kier Starmers messaging around this is atrocious. Throwing around words like far right bandwagon doesn’t help. He needs to explain exactly why another enquiry won’t help and how these conservatives coming out of the woodwork now did absolutely nothing about the recommendations. He’s either incompetent or he is using this for further division.

[@Peace.Please144]

Is it possible for the British Government or Politicians denigrated sue Musk for defamation. 🤔

[@garethmitchell7723]

Had someone online remind me of the time people were comparing him to a real life Tony Stark, hopefully he clicks his fingers soon and just has a little sit down.

[@lurcher300b]

The irony of this is that Marvel is planning to use the same actor that played Tony Stark to now play a version of Doctor Doom.