10 April, 2025
London vs Musk: 'a one of a kind art piece where you can - safely and legally - smash the utter f**k out of a Tesla.'
Campaign group Everyone Hates Elon has called on Londoners to join a protest stunt today, where they will smash up a Tesla to raise money for charity.
Titled ‘London vs Musk,’ the event will allow protestors to create “a one of a kind art piece where you can – safely and legally – smash the utter f**k out of a Tesla”.
The art installation will later be auctioned off to raise funds for food banks.
The group says: “There are more food banks than ever before, and more billionaires than ever before – and these are connected”.
They said the protest will allow ordinary people to “become artists” and “create a symbol of resistance to billionaire influence”.
An Instagram post shared by the group yesterday afternoon urged: “London. Tomorrow. Sign up now
link in bio.”Since Donald Trump appointed Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, he has faced huge backlash for decimating government departments and slashing social security. In protest, people have attacked Tesla cars and dealerships and boycotted the brand.
The Tesla to be smashed is already destined for scrap. The group also emphasised that they do not endorse any unauthorised damage to other vehicles.
Known for its posters mocking the tech billionaire, Everyone Hates Elon has displayed ads across the London Underground and bus stops. In one, they have renamed Tesla to ‘Swasticar,’ with an image of Musk doing a Nazi salute at Trump’s inauguration.
Another ad simply reads: “Elon Musk is a bellend, signed the UK.”
GB News owner invested heavily in Elon Musk’s Tesla before US election
GB News owner and hedge fund boss Paul Marshall made a huge investment in Tesla shares before the US Presidential Election last year, tripling his holdings.
DeSmog has reported that in September 2024, Marshall’s hedge fund, Marshall Wace dramatically increased its stake in Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla from 1.2 million shares in June to 3.8 million.
During this period, media outlets owned by Marshall were regularly sharing content praising Musk.
Appearing on GB News on 6 August last year, former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie said that if he needed open heart surgery, he would rather Musk perform his operation than an NHS doctor, who may be on strike.
Again on GB News on 17 December, Nigel Farage claimed Musk is “one of the most admired people in the world” and “a gigantic inspirational figure”.
On the same day, Suella Braverman described Musk as “one of the greatest innovators we’ve seen”.
The Spectator, which Marshall bought for £100 million in September 2024, also shared gushing content about Musk.
On 15 October, under the headline “Thank God for Elon Musk”, scriptwriter Gareth Roberts referred to the “the swoop and grandeur of SpaceX”, Musk’s space exploration firm, while dismissing Ed Miliband’s Great British Energy as “petty, noodling nonsense”.
Between September and December last year, Tesla share prices more than doubled, boosting the value of Marshall’s hedge fund shares by over $500 million during that period.
Tesla shares have since fallen back to around the same price as in September last year. It remains unclear whether Marshall sold some or all of his hedge fund’s shares in the company in the meantime.
After spending more than $277 million (£214 million) on Donald Trump’s campaign and becoming the head of his Department of Government Efficiency, Musk has faced a huge backlash for decimating government departments and slashing social security.
Olivia Barber is a reporter at Left Foot Forward
7 April, 2025
Meanwhile, he also propagated pro-Musk content through his right-wing media outlets
GB News owner and hedge fund boss Paul Marshall made a huge investment in Tesla shares before the US Presidential Election last year, tripling his holdings.
DeSmog has reported that in September 2024, Marshall’s hedge fund, Marshall Wace dramatically increased its stake in Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla from 1.2 million shares in June to 3.8 million.
During this period, media outlets owned by Marshall were regularly sharing content praising Musk.
Appearing on GB News on 6 August last year, former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie said that if he needed open heart surgery, he would rather Musk perform his operation than an NHS doctor, who may be on strike.
Again on GB News on 17 December, Nigel Farage claimed Musk is “one of the most admired people in the world” and “a gigantic inspirational figure”.
On the same day, Suella Braverman described Musk as “one of the greatest innovators we’ve seen”.
The Spectator, which Marshall bought for £100 million in September 2024, also shared gushing content about Musk.
On 15 October, under the headline “Thank God for Elon Musk”, scriptwriter Gareth Roberts referred to the “the swoop and grandeur of SpaceX”, Musk’s space exploration firm, while dismissing Ed Miliband’s Great British Energy as “petty, noodling nonsense”.
Between September and December last year, Tesla share prices more than doubled, boosting the value of Marshall’s hedge fund shares by over $500 million during that period.
Tesla shares have since fallen back to around the same price as in September last year. It remains unclear whether Marshall sold some or all of his hedge fund’s shares in the company in the meantime.
After spending more than $277 million (£214 million) on Donald Trump’s campaign and becoming the head of his Department of Government Efficiency, Musk has faced a huge backlash for decimating government departments and slashing social security.
Olivia Barber is a reporter at Left Foot Forward
No comments:
Post a Comment