Elon Musk: Britain and the EU Are Suffocating Under Bureaucracy

Elon Musk: Britain and the EU are stifled by bureaucracy. There has to be profound change, but there's not much time left.

“Europe in general has to be freer. It's stifled by bureaucracy. I think good that Britain left the EU because there's just too much bureaucracy in the EU. But frankly, instead of really going down a path of personal freedom and deregulation and getting rid of these stifling regulations, unfortunately the British government has pretty much stayed on par with the EU if not in some ways made the stifling regulation worse.

So, if you have excess government regulation and oppression, you stifle the freedom of people to try new and great ideas. And Britain used to be a country that did amazing things, some of the boldest things on the entire planet. And that is possible in the future, but it can't be done if you've got this massive oppressive bureaucracy and a government that doesn't care about its people. And that has to change. There has to be profound change and there's not much time left.”

Conversation with Tommy Robinson, September 13, 2025