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.

  • themeatbridgeEnglish
    30•3 days ago

    I was going to make a joke about how King Charles should dissolve Elon in a vat of acid, but I’m not sure if that’s comes off as promoting violence in our current climate of oligarchicide.

    • BougieBirdieEnglish
      16•3 days ago

      Since this is advice given to a monarch by a person who otherwise has no impact on the rich and powerful, I’d argue you could call this a case of Jester’s Privilege

      We should bring that back. If nothing I do matters, then nothing I say matters, right?

    • Flying SquidMEnglish
      11•3 days ago

      It would definitely be skirting the line of what we would moderate, but I think we’d probably let it go just because it’s a comic book villain ending rather than saying “shoot him in the head” or whatever.

      Plus, it would obviously be a joke.

      Edit: all I can picture is this, but with Elon’s face on it.