Lib Dems now focused on patriotism

Sir Ed Davey has lost none of his skill at the eye-catching but ultimately vacuous video-opportunity. He marched into his party's annual conference in Bournemouth on Saturday at the head of a drummer band, guaranteeing cheerful images to mark an event that will struggle to make news for its policies.

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Instead, the combination of Lib Dem orange and a marching band may have conjured up associations with the more aggressive end of the unionist marching season in Northern Ireland. Still, perhaps the casual consumer of news media might not think further than the Lib Dems being “on the march”, in which case the stunt may repeat the success of Sir Ed's electioneering.