NOW, if you were one of those still stewing on how to cast your vote in a second independence referendum, what are some of the things you could do to sway you either way?
Would a robust economic argument work? Maybe by busting some of the myths perpetuated by either side?
No? Well, how about baking “THE BEST UNION JACK PIE”?
That’s exactly the approach A Force For Good has taken, using British Pie Week as the catalyst to heat up some Unionist sentiment.
Putting to one side that it is a Union flag and not a Union Jack – UNLESS IT WAS BAKED ON A BOAT – it’s barely even a pie.
It looks like someone has picked the chicken out of leftover biryani and got a nursery class to design some pastry.
To be fair, A Force For Good also wants you to use 100% British ingredients, which post-Brexit leaves you with little option other than hormone-fed beef or chlorinated chicken mixed with Heinz Beanz.
Truth be told, the ingredients don't really matter as, regardless, you'll never get more out of it than you put in.
The right-wing campaign group said on its Facebook page (caps in original): “IT'S BRITISH PIE WEEK! And we're Running a COMPETITION!
“Here's our competition: any reader who makes a UNION JACK BRANDED BRITISH PIE (it has to be branded in some way, with pastry etc – and the ingredients have to be 100% British) please. Message a good foody photograph of it to our Facebook Page.”
Now if that wasn’t enough for you to get the rolling pin and apron out, feast your eyes on this meaty prize: “The prize is a 3x2' Union Jack Flag, an AFFG Badge, a one-year subscription to our quarterly Union Heart magazine and a copy of our forthcoming Booklet on the Union.”
The Jouker is fully aware we are being hypocritical and is currently trying to organise a Saltire biscuit-making competition...
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