Farage and Badenoch must decide: Are they British patriots, or do they support Elon Musk?

Here is confirmation that Musk is not only deeply arrogant but also deeply ignorant about how the British democratic system works. In fact, it shows a complete disregard for democracy in any shape or form anywhere, it is plutocracy pure and simple.

Elon Musk believes in rule by the rich- or at least rule by the richest man in the world (as long as it happens to be him). He thinks he can bring down governments at a whim and he is willing to put his money where his mouth is.

You might think this is an existential threat to the very independence of the UK, to the rule of law and, to the respect for the result of elections and the very sovereignty of the UK – and many other countries for that matter. Yet you and I will wait a long time for the Tory Party and Reform to denounce this unprecedented attack on the sovereignty of the UK.

Curious that both parties stand for total independence of the UK political system from any outside forces whatsoever – especially the EU and now, for many, the ECHR – but are so willing to let a rich foreigner tell Britain what to do. Funny, but I cannot for the life of me remember the EU, the EC, the ECJ or any other body or member government trying to oust a sitting British PM or government, or call them child rape apologists.

When Barack Obama suggested Britain would be a less useful trading partner to the US if it left the EU, the Tories and Nigel Farage screamed in outrage. Endless headlines followed about dangerous interference in the mother of democracy by outside forces.

But Donald Trump’s new right hand man seeking to destabilise a democratically elected government here? Not a whisper.

Surely it is only a matter of time before Farage and Badenoch demand we seek Musk’s extradition, that we sever all ties with the USA, that we assert our sovereignty and independence and demand respect for our free and fair parliamentary elections?

What do you think will happen if and when Donald Trump enters the fray and starts interfering too? He has already threatened Panama, Greenland and Canada. Starmer would be an easy target for the president and we know what a bully Trump is.

Doubtless then patriots like Badenoch and Farage would rally round the British government and tell the president to go away, shut up, mind his own business and respect the independence of America’s oldest friend.
Surely, they wouldn’t join in with an attempt to bring down a government with a huge mandate by colluding with a far right, undemocratic, ill-informed, ketamine-addled foreign billionaire?

Surely all right-thinking right wingers, obsessed as they are with sovereignty, would not allow such interference in our domestic affairs, even if by standing up to Mr. Musk they ended up losing out on millions in political donations? Well, watch this space.

If Brexit had any intellectual foundation, it was this: we are a proud, sovereign, independent, powerful nation and no one tells us what to do.
But Elon Musk wants to tell us what to do. He is a clear and present danger to the democracy of the UK. He is interfering in our domestic affairs every day in a most disgusting fashion, and now trying to overthrow the government. Yet it is the Brexiteers who are pandering to his every wish and whim.
Musk has done us one huge favour; he has exposed the lie at the heart of Brexit.

Apparently, its supporters are true blue,British flag-waving, patriots who will tell you endlessly about their principles. But if you are Elon Musk, a foreigner with enough money, don’t worry – they have others.