John Swinney warns of the dangers of populism and criticizes Elon Musk's recent interventions in UK politics, calling them 'reprehensible'.
Scotland 's First Minister John Swinney says his budget must pass next month to stem the rise of populism and thwart Elon Musk . Swinney also told LBC that he wants to work cross-party and with the UK government to ensure that there can be no foreign interference in next year's Holyrood elections.He further criticised Musk's comments about Jess Phillips, saying they were 'reprehensible' and said the tech billionaire only offered 'glib' populist solutions to society's issues.
His comments came after the owner of X weighed in on UK politics in recent days, including calling Phillips a 'rape genocide apologist' for not launching a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham. He has also run a poll on X asking if 'America should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government' and called Prime Minister Keir Starmer 'utterly despicable'.Starmer has today hit back saying: 'Jess Phillips has done a thousand times more than they've ever dreamed about when it comes to protecting victims of sexual abuse. I'm prepared to call this out for what it is... the whipping up of intimidation and threats of violence, hoping that the media will amplify it.'John Swinney'swas speaking after he delivered his first significant speech of the new year, in which he stressed his belief that if the Scottish Government's draft budget is blocked next month, MSPs risked 'feeding the forces of anti-politics and of populism'.The government needs support from opposition parties to pass its budget as it's currently a minority administration. A failure to do so could ultimately lead to an early Holyrood electio
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