He might have quit his job immediately afterwards, but the London barman who attempted a citizen's arrest on Tony Blair has been rewarded with a sizeable bounty for his efforts.

Twiggy Garcia was working at Tramshed in East London when the opportunity arose to confront the former Prime Minister.

As Mr Blair was dining with friends and family, the DJ turned barman laid a hand on the former Prime Minister's shoulder and tried to arrest him for "crimes against peace..namely the decision to launch an unprovoked war against Iraq."

The website that inspired his actions, George Monbiot's Arrest Blair website, has now awarded him a quarter of their funds, a total of £2222. Mr Monbiot explained he satisfied their conditions as not only attempted the citizen's arrest but attracted the attention of the media.

In Mr Monbiot's words the bounty is deserved for "keeping the issue – and the memories of those who have been killed – alive, and sustaining the pressure to ensure that international law binds the powerful as well as the puny. " However Mr Blair's considered response to Mr Garcia, who also goes by the name "Ghoulian Assange" on Twitter, saw the barman come under a torrent of criticism on social media.

It seemed that Mr Blair's unpopularity with a certain portion of the population was rivalled only by an instrinsic dislike of those considered "hipsters".

"Can we alter the title of this article to 'annoying hipster harasses Tony Blair. Realises he looks stupid. Runs'? " tweeted one social media user. As others weighed in with their opinions, it seemed many couldn't decide who to dislike the most.

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