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Monty Python Star Sparks 'Anti-Scottish' Furor

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Monty Python actor John Cleese has sparked a row over 'Scotophobia' after criticizing "half-educated tenement Scots."

The actor, also famous for his role as Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, made the comments in relation to his perception of Scottish influence in the English press.

Cleese tweeted:

But the comment was quickly rounded with Cleese being accused of racism by a series of angry Twitter users.

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It's not the first time that the accusation of "anti-Scottishness" has been made against those south of the border.

Some even accused the Conservative party of pushing an anti-Scottish narrative at the last UK general election in 2015. They warned of the dangers of the SNP playing a role in the government by hanging massive billboards depicting Labour leader Ed Miliband in Alex Salmond's pocket.

Even burger giant McDonald's has recently been accused of being prejudiced against Scots after a decision to ban Scottish banknotes from a string of branches in England.

An owner of ten branches in the Lincolnshire area ordered staff to refuse to take Scottish notes due to issues with counterfeit notes. This led to calls on social media for a boycott of the chain.

However, a spokeswoman for McDonald's was quick to emphasize that the policy was not "anti-Scottish" but was instead just "a decision taken by a franchisee, based on a number of factors."

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