At this time in particular, the last thing we need are political stunts, whether they be cheap ones like turning your back on your hosts while an anthem is being played or wearing "bollocks to Brexit" t shirts or more expensive ones like a military style parade organised by a draft dodging President. This is a dangerous period for the planet in many ways and a time for maturity and gravitas from politicians, yet a strong case could be made for saying that the best example we've seen of those qualities in 2019 has come from a sixteen year old Swedish schoolgirl.
Turning to domestic matters, the difference between the Lib Dems and Farage's mob is that a very large minority (16.1 million) of those who voted on a particular day over three years ago, voted unequivocally for what the Lib Dems want - that is, to remain in Europe. By contrast, what did the 17.4 million we keep on hearing about vote for exactly? What did Brexit mean back in June 2016 and what does it mean now?
To try and answer that last question first, I read and hear with increased frequency that the choice is now between remaining in Europe and no deal. Maybe that's not true, but there seems to be general agreement that the deal negotiated by Theresa May (the only one both sides have come up with in all of that time since 2016) is not going to be a basis for us leaving. Is this the situation that 17.4 million wanted when they voted Leave? No, I'm pretty it wasn't, but I'm equally certain that leaving with a deal like May's was the way some of them wanted Brexit to pan out.
Indeed, I would go as far as to say that if you asked Leave voters to rate the various differing options for the type of Brexit available being talked about in 2016, a no deal one, as being increasingly advocated by those who deal in cheap political stunts, would come bottom, or very close to bottom, of the list.
Increasingly, the Churchillian spirit "which won us the last World War" is being invoked by those who see Brexit as some sort of crusade. Come September, you will need to be at least eighty one years old to have lived through the duration of the Second World War and so I can only deduce that this sort of claptrap has it roots in generations which, at best, were born during the war. Indeed, here is an example of research carried out which suggests that the extent of support for the EU/integration among the "war generation" is only beaten by Millennials - it's the generations that came along after the War that are the bedrock of the Leave voters - the generation that actually experienced a War appear to be more sympathetic towards Remain.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...er-65s-brexit/