Some Remainers are still convinced that the ascent of the Nazis is akin to the Brexit Party’s rise, but these are moronic and offensive parallels. In order to get into power, the Nazis violently attacked civilisations, quashing opposition as quickly as possible. They were thugs, and then mass murderers. Comparisons with the Brexit Party do not even deserve to be entertained; but fundamentally the ideologies, tactics and menacing leader are absent. Far from being the face of tyranny or authoritarianism, the Brexit Party itself encounters fierce resistance - usually from self-described "progressives".

When Esler and his minions play the game of calling people fascists, they appeal to the most base form of political reasoning, seeking to turn Brexit Party members into targets, who must be defeated. I am friends with some of the MEPs. They are good people, who deserve to be heard and are merely united in their commitment to deliver a democratic result. Though I disagreed with the protest yesterday, the deranged backlash has been a thousand times worse.

The tactic of calling people Nazis exists for no other reason than to create a climate of panic and confusion, which politicians can then weaponise to suppress the Leave vote. “If you fight Brexit you are fighting fascism”, is what they want the electorate to think. This is a wicked, ignorant and short-termist tactic that shows the desperation of hardcore Remainers who still cannot accept they have lost. Far from being the good guys, they play dirtiest of all when they do not get their way.