THE co-owner of Glasgow’s popular Yesbar has announced the venue has been “stripped away”.
Suzanne McLaughlin, independence activist and trade unionist, shared pictures of the beloved bar on Twitter/X and said it was “a sad day” but gave a “sense of peace”.
The Yesbar was rebranded in 2014 by McLaughlin and her ex-husband as a show of force for Yes in Glasgow and it became a hub for activists.
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McLaughlin wrote: "An expensive plumbing issue at the same time as horrible separation/divorce between me & once beloved co-owner of @YesBarGlasgow. Sadly he and I became two bald men fighting over a comb.
"A sad day to see it stripped away but a sense of peace for me - it’s all over at last."
An expensive plumbing issue at the same time as horrible separation/divorce between me & once beloved co-owner of @YesBarGlasgow
— Suzanne McLaughlin (@Suzemclaughlin) March 13, 2024
Sadly he & I became two bald men fighting over a comb.
A sad day to see it stripped away but a sense of peace for me - it’s all over at last. pic.twitter.com/E612iz3UXs
After closing in 2019 due to a “plumbing disaster”, the city centre venue donated all its food to homeless charity Glasgow Street Team and did not reopen.
When asked if the space would re-open as a bar again, McLaughlin replied she had "no idea".
The bar previously welcomed several high-profile politicians at the time, as well as a visit from actor Alan Cumming in the run-up to the independence referendum.
It also went on to host several events including comedy nights and pub quizzes.
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