LONDON -- Last year it was Vladimir Putin in a mankini atop a tank. This year, it looks like David Cameron and a pig.
The Lewes Bonfire Night celebrations were shaping up to be as topical as ever Thursday, with a giant effigy of the prime minister and his porcine companion spotted on the streets of the East Sussex town.
Organisers try to keep the subject of their effigies secret ahead of the annual event, but several locals posted pictures of the creation to Twitter. It appears to show Cameron with a pig, a reference to the #PigGate scandal in September, atop a golden throne with a fox running up his leg.
David Cameron ready for Lewes bonfire pic.twitter.com/BXiDS9ZpO6— Steve Tremlett (@stevetremlett) November 5, 2015
Pig fucker? #waterloobonfire #lewesbonfire #lewes pic.twitter.com/MK6t5mOmYT— Matty (@MattyJam92) November 5, 2015
Sepp Blatter was also looking to be headed for the pyre. He's a popular choice, with an effigy of the FIFA President also on display in Edenbridge.
Well there's a sight for sore eyes... A Blatter effigy makes its way through Lewes this morning #lewesbonfire pic.twitter.com/CboE1LyUTS— nathalie edell (@nathalieedell) November 5, 2015
Last year, Putin and former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond went up in flames.
#InPictures: A Vladamir Putin effigy paraded through England for Bonfire Night. Photo by @JustinTallis /AFP/Getty pic.twitter.com/30wqkbH3xc— The New Daily (@TheNewDailyAu) November 6, 2014
Police probe complaint about Bonfire Night effigy of Alex Salmond http://t.co/SI7u8IQR1c pic.twitter.com/O8epebqEmB— Telegraph News (@TelegraphNews) November 6, 2014