Michael Caine divides the internet with General Election petition: “No fool like an old fool”

nme.com:

Michael Caine has divided the internet by sharing a petition calling for a fresh General Election to be held.Although the UK’s last election took place nearly five months ago, the petition – which was started by Michael Westwood – has reached 2.6million signatures thanks to the discontent over the new Labour government, particularly after last month’s budget.“I believe the current Labour Government have gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead up to the last election,” it read.The reaction across social media, as with the petition in general, has been mixed.

Some commenters called him a “legend” and a “super star” for sharing, but others were more critical.“Guess what – we had one 4 months ago,” one user on X/Twitter wrote. “The result was clear cut.

Suck it up buttercup because another one ain’t gonna happen.”“Another rich person upset he will have to pay his fair share of tax because the tory boys aren’t in power anymore.