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The Scottish government has criticised plans to burn an effigy of Alex Salmond during bonfire night celebrations in an English town.The Scottish government has criticised plans to burn an effigy of Alex Salmond during bonfire night celebrations in an English town.
Thousands of people are expected to converge on the East Sussex town of Lewes to see the effigy of the Scottish first minister set alight on a bonfire.Thousands of people are expected to converge on the East Sussex town of Lewes to see the effigy of the Scottish first minister set alight on a bonfire.
A spokesman for the first minister said it was a "typical Tory attitude to Scotland".A spokesman for the first minister said it was a "typical Tory attitude to Scotland".
A number of other "celebrity guys" will also be burned in the annual event.A number of other "celebrity guys" will also be burned in the annual event.
East Sussex County Council faced an immediate backlash on Twitter after tweeting a picture of Mr Salmond's effigy, complete with "Yes" and "45%" badges and the Loch Ness monster looking over his shoulder.East Sussex County Council faced an immediate backlash on Twitter after tweeting a picture of Mr Salmond's effigy, complete with "Yes" and "45%" badges and the Loch Ness monster looking over his shoulder.
One Twitter user responded: "Can you imagine the uproar amongst Better Together campaigners had Yes supporters burned an effigy of David Cameron?"One Twitter user responded: "Can you imagine the uproar amongst Better Together campaigners had Yes supporters burned an effigy of David Cameron?"
Others posted the council's switchboard telephone number, and urged people to complain.Others posted the council's switchboard telephone number, and urged people to complain.
The council later clarified: "Please note that the Alex Salmond and Nessie models were created by Waterloo Bonfire Society #LewesBonfire and have NO connection to ESCC".The council later clarified: "Please note that the Alex Salmond and Nessie models were created by Waterloo Bonfire Society #LewesBonfire and have NO connection to ESCC".
'Poor Nessie'
But a spokesman for the first minister said: "The Tory-controlled East Sussex County Council obviously view the first minister - and the 45% of Scots who voted Yes - as as big a threat to the Westminster establishment as Guy Fawkes, although it's unclear why poor Nessie has been targeted.But a spokesman for the first minister said: "The Tory-controlled East Sussex County Council obviously view the first minister - and the 45% of Scots who voted Yes - as as big a threat to the Westminster establishment as Guy Fawkes, although it's unclear why poor Nessie has been targeted.
"It's a typical Tory attitude to Scotland, whether north or south of the border.""It's a typical Tory attitude to Scotland, whether north or south of the border."
The Waterloo Bonfire Society is one of six which parades through the town every year. The societies all have their traditions, costumes, fire sites and fireworks. Kevin Pringle, the SNP's strategic communications director, tweeted: "Tory @EastSussexCC promoting burning effigy of @AlexSalmond & sign of the 45% who voted #Yes does @RuthDavidsonMSP no favours. #LewesBonfire"
Ms Davidson, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, responded: "Funny they never gave a squeak when a David Cameron effigy was burned two years ago."
However, Ms Davidson said she found the event "distasteful".
The Waterloo Bonfire Society is one of six which parade through the town every year. The societies all have their traditions, costumes, fire sites and fireworks.
Another society is to burn an effigy of former European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso.Another society is to burn an effigy of former European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso.
Past effigies built and burnt in Lewes include Osama Bin Laden, Tony and Cherie Blair, Gordon Brown, Edwina Currie, John Prescott, Mario Balotelli, Wayne Rooney, Lance Armstrong, Russell Brand, Katie Price, Jacques Chirac and Saddam Hussein. An effigy of David Cameron holding a "puppet Nick Clegg" was burned in Lewes in 2010.
Other past effigies built and burnt in Lewes include Osama Bin Laden, Tony and Cherie Blair, Gordon Brown, Edwina Currie, John Prescott, Mario Balotelli, Wayne Rooney, Lance Armstrong, Russell Brand, Katie Price, Jacques Chirac and Saddam Hussein.
The event is said to be one of the largest bonfire celebrations in the UK, with 30,000 people attending last year.The event is said to be one of the largest bonfire celebrations in the UK, with 30,000 people attending last year.