Why Is Elon Musk Trolling Britain?
The richest man in the world is attacking the UK’s political institutions. Why is he doing it?
If you’re following him on X, then Elon Musk’s Britain is a terrifying place. “Civil War is inevitable,” he writes. According to what he posts and retweets, it’s a Stalinist state where the unhappy citizens are screaming out for another election. “The people of Britain have had enough of a tyrannical police state,” he posts.
The richest man in the world - not to mention influential Donald Trump supporter and now head of his own government project – is attacking the UK’s political institutions.
US-based BBC journalist Mike Wendling investigates what might be driving him.
Presenter: Mike Wendling
Producers: Tom Colls and Nathan Gower
Sound mix: John Scott
Editor: Richard Vadon
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- Sun 15 Dec 202413:30BBC Radio 4
- Mon 16 Dec 202416:00BBC Radio 4
