Elon Musk has launched his most high-profile appeal to try and influence British politics, but the approach is unlikely to prove effective.

Summary

Elon Musk has called on King Charles III to dissolve the UK Parliament, citing past controversies involving Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Rotherham Scandal.

Musk accused Starmer of inaction during his tenure as head of the Crown Prosecution Service and urged a new general election, drawing backlash for spreading misinformation.

Critics argue that the monarchy lacks the unilateral power to dissolve Parliament under the 2022 Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act.

Musk’s growing political involvement globally, including support for right-wing parties, has sparked calls for regulation against foreign interference.

  • Telodzrum@lemmy.worldEnglish
    39·
    2 days ago

    Just another Englishman with illusions of grandeur about the British economy and what it would mean for international commerce to avoid his tiny islands.

    • ANT_EEY_ANKS@lemmings.worldEnglish
      53·
      2 days ago

      I’m not british, idiot. The US using europe as an output market is just the natural result of neocolonialism. You guys have an airbase in Ramstein, the CIA is doing commercial spying to favor your shitty Boeing instead of Airbus. They spy on Merkel’s iphone. Shove your “international commerce” into your butthole.

      Remember when you guys forced “international commerce” on japan? this neolib shit always was an excuse for straight up disregarding national sovereignty of non-americans. Mind your own fucking business. Literally

      • kava@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        Lots of discounted high tech military equipment that the UK gets from the nature of the “special relationship” between the two countries. For example

        KS-1 Rifle, Barrett M82, M2 Browning, Remington Model 870, Claymore mines, FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank system. The MRAP Cougar, M270 launch rocket system, M1070 transport system, various different MTVRs, Apache attack helicopters, Desert Hawk III UAV, Switchblades, and much much more

        The UK would also lose their top export market (accounting for more than 2x the exports they send to the next runner up, Germany) and their 2nd largest import market (65B pounds to Germany’s 75B pounds)

        Reality is the UK made their choice. They want to be in the bed with the US. Whatever Washington says, they’ll do. And that means more economic integration and more military integration.