English towns are burning satirical effigies of former SNP leader Alex Salmond and former president of the European Commission Manuel Barroso as part of their Guy Fawkes night celebrations.
The effigy of Salmond wearing a kilt and holding a “Yes” badge and a sign saying “45%”, the proportion of Scots that voted for independence from the United Kingdom in the recent referendum, will be burnt on the community bonfire in Lewes, East Sussex.
Giant Alex Salmond effigy for Lewes Bonfire celebrations upsets Scots http://t.co/7TZ8xuvv78 pic.twitter.com/8PHsGqFmtQ
— Alexandra Rucki (@AlexandraRucki) November 5, 2014
Meanwhile, in the Kent town of Edenbridge, organisers plan to burn a 10m tall effigy of former European Commission president Manuel Barroso holding a bill for £1.7 billion, that the EU has asked the UK to pay.
PICTURES: Edenbridge celebrity effigy unveiled as former European Commission president. http://t.co/e2iU8qs9YY pic.twitter.com/kuJEsTH78t
— Sevenoaks Chronicle (@7OaksChronicle) November 5, 2014
