THE leader of pro-Union campaign A Force for Good has come up with a bizarre idea for a pro-Union restaurant – and it has received more than its fair share of backlash online.
Alistair McConnachie went on a rant about restaurants with loud music, saying that a Unionist restaurant with portraits of the Queen and Union Jacks would be “fantastic”.
He said in a video posted to Twitter: "I actually have something I want to talk about because prior to Covid, when things were back at normal, there were a few restaurants in the centre of Glasgow that myself and colleagues would frequent.
"Some of them were bang on, beautiful decor, lovely surroundings, excellent service, good food and yet – maybe the manager had gone away or something – the bloke behind the bar was playing at such a volume that you couldn't even talk to your friends and I thought that's just ignorant, you've just destroyed this restaurant and too many restaurants get everything right except the background music, or at least the level of the music, and very often they don't get the music right.
He continued: "You walk into an old man's pub and it's like the wee person behind the bar is playing gangster rap or something like that and it's like come on mate put on Tom Jones or Shirley Bassey for this pub. This isn't a gangster rap pub and you think that's so obvious but so many people don't understand that's so obvious.
"Anyway, what we need is a Unionist restaurant. That would be fantastic. A restaurant where you go and everything is Unionist: portraits of the Queen and Union Jacks. That would be fantastic. So if someone out there has got the idea you've got one customer at least.
McConnachie concluded by saying that children are being asked to wear masks because the "state wants them to learn to obey".
this isn't a gangsta rap pub pic.twitter.com/of1bF5nQnq
— Robert (@RobDunsmore) August 15, 2020
The video faced a backlash online, with many saying the video increases the chances of indyref2.
Here are the best reactions:
1.
Scottish comedian Limmy said: "The evil twin of Malcolm Malcolm has come to life."
"Unionist restaurant". The evil twin of Malcolm Malcolm has come to life. https://t.co/hWXUjMvgKV
— Limmy (@DaftLimmy) August 16, 2020
2.
I love unionists man. Every time they drag their syphilitic bodies in front of a camera and start wanking about the queen they make independence more certain https://t.co/P16F3bFSgv
— ALLEZ LYON ALLEZ 🇫🇷 🤝 🏴 (@som_hairle) August 16, 2020
3.
What like serve up red, white and blue mash tatties? Yer a melt. You are actually a Union Flag melt. https://t.co/ewtkZDDZJZ
— Porridge Drawers🏴🏴🇮🇪 (@AwTroon) August 16, 2020
4.
I'm really enjoying the A Force for Good Twitter feed. It's very funny, you learn nothing, and you feel clever having spent some time on it. https://t.co/OoLU5PTyEt
— John MacDonald (@1johnmacdonald) August 15, 2020
5.
Surely this has to be a hugely elaborate comedy character this guy has created? I mean, it just can't possibly be for real? https://t.co/LHmFHRQuH9
— Northern Left Voices (@NorthLeftVoices) August 16, 2020
6.
He wants a unionist restaurant. OMG he gets funnier every week lol https://t.co/KnQEo98gno
— Jane the Astronaut 🏴🏴 (@MrsAstronaut) August 15, 2020
7.
Surely now @IanMurrayMP must call off the dogs and bring his supporters under control. This is damaging the Scottish tourism industry https://t.co/1x66sOelnQ
— stitch (@stitzch) August 16, 2020
8.
Interesting to see that the yoons haven't cottoned on that #MankyShirt is actually a huge YES supporter taking the piss, he's even getting money from them while he laughs at them.#OnYerselLoon https://t.co/XMCGzbGjBK
— Hairy Angus (@HairyAngus) August 16, 2020
9.
The Restaurant at the End of the Unionverse https://t.co/iKKrQBfigN
— Anglophobic Scotch Nationalismist Leviathan (@bordatini) August 15, 2020
10.
Scotland 2020 is a helluva place https://t.co/5QpkQJmyCb
— Robert Munro (@bobbymunro) August 16, 2020
11.
This guy has to be a wind up. Every time I hear him I can’t stop listening to that accent. Platinum level trolling if it is. https://t.co/pfYvBekOh8
— ~~•~~ (@davienet) August 16, 2020
Earlier this year McConnachie, who is a Holocaust denier, sang about Brexit in another bizarre video.
READ MORE: Holocaust-denying unionist sings about Brexit in bizarre video
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