Twitter outrage over former Tory MP's triskele swastika

Manx Social media users have been taking a UK newspaper editor and former Chancellor of the exchequer to task over a three-legged symbol.

This week, George Osbourne posted a cartoon about social media on Twitter - but used a triskelion to illustrate neo-Nazism.

It prompted an angry response from Island residents, who were at pains to point out the symbol isn't a swastika.

The former Tatton MP joined the London Evening Standard as its editor in May.

Our @Adamstoon1 @EveningStandard as social media companies are accused of spreading hate pic.twitter.com/kOSjY1oXTX

— George Osborne (@George_Osborne) December 20, 2017

Can you please NOT use a symbol reminiscent of the Manx triskelion to make the point you appear to be trying to make? Ta.

— Elizabeth Corlett (@ElizaCorlett) December 20, 2017

What’s so bad about the Isle of Man?

— Tom Harwood (@tomhfh) December 20, 2017

What’s so offensive about the Isle of Man! ????????????

— kath (@Manxangel) December 20, 2017

Can you expand on what the dodgy YouTube icon is trying to say?

— FalconerFotos.im (@scottishmanx) December 20, 2017