Elon Musk's curious fixation with Britain

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The tycoon has changed his tune when it comes to the UK - and there are clues which help to explain why.

Just a few weeks ago, in response to a tweet from a right-wing American influencer, making an exaggerated claim about a report from the last government on radicalisation, he commented: "What is happening in the UK?

When he writes, "Is this Britain or the Soviet Union? " he doesn't really mean that Britain is a totalitarian Communist state but also, he sort of does.

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Published On: 2024-12-22 @ 00:36:39 (21 hours ago)

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