(There’s a reason editors are called editors in the plural and not editors in the singular. When I started it, a smart friend of mine said, “You can’t do it alone.” He advised me that I could include some additional audio. Today’s comment comes from Michael Mosbacher, deputy comments editor at the Daily Telegraph in London, former editor of Standpoint and The Critic. Co-founder of the magazine..—Ira Stoll.)
Almost instantly, Elon Musk was constantly tweeting on X about Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s shortcomings – his handling of Pakistan’s grooming gangs, his tax policy, his inaction on public safety – and cast himself as one of the most important figures in British politics. Pushed alone.
Mr Musk is at odds not only with Mr Starmer but also with Nigel Farage and his new party Reform Britain.
The source of their rift is what to do about currently jailed anti-Muslim street agitator Tommy Robinson, also known by his real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Mr Musk has painted him as a brave and lone voice against Britain’s Islamization and wants him to play a leading role in reform. But Mr Farage will not accept that he has any connection to his party.
Who is right, Musk or Farage? Rejecting Robinson would allow the Reform Party to get a lot of money from Musk, changing the political landscape in the UK, and helping Trump win in the US. Why is Mr Farage so reluctant to involve Mr Robinson in his party, given the potential to bring him to power? 2024?
