Paul McCartney Trolled For Backing No Vote In Scottish Independence Referendum
Sir Paul McCartney has become the latest celebrity to suffer a stream of online abuse from pro-independence Scots, after he signed a letter calling for a no vote inthis month's independence referendum. Along with 200 figures from cinema, sport, television and literature that included Sir Mick Jagger, Dame Judi Dench and Stephen Hawking, he signed the letter which said: “What unites us is much greater than what divides us. Let’s stay together.” In comments that probably make Macca glad his 1977 song Mull of Kintyre was released before Twitter was invented, he was called a "prick" - and much worse - on social media repeatedly. He was also described as "having more money than sense" and needing spoon feeding. The comments follow debate last week about the problem of online abuse that has dogged the independence debate. So-called "cybernats" - trolls who attack opponents of independence on social media - have previously targetted public figures including JK Rowling, who publicly backed the no campaign earlier this year.
Labour MP Jim Murphy accused Yes Scotland of "co-ordinated abuse" after he suspended his tour of Scotland over security concerns. "The Yes Scotland campaign has organised mobs to turn up at every meeting that I'm taking part in to try and silence undecided voters and to try and intimidate me," he said.
Source: Huffington Post
