The graffiti from the EU referendum campaign

'I’ve had a Vote Leave sticker in my window for weeks now but hardly anyone goes down the road where I live so I thought I’d choose the A259 where lots of people will see it'

The mural in Bristol showing Donald Trump and Boris Johnson (AFP/Getty Images)

It's not just the politicians who have been engaged in acrimonious debate during the EU referendum. While Boris Johnson, David Cameron et al have been hurling insults at each other, voters have also been expressing their views - in the form of graffiti.

One of the most striking examples has been a mural depicting Donald Trump and Johnson kissing each other to highlight what some perceive as the right-wing, narrow-minded message promoted by Leave campaigners.

The image, which shows the presumptive Republican presidential candidate with his hand firmly on the former London mayor’s neck as they kiss, popped up in Bristol and is a reworking of the famous 1979 image that showed Leonid Brezhnev, the Soviet leader, and East German President Erich Honecker kissing.

But it's not just that one – with EU graffiti appearing all over the UK.

Although most of the graffiti has been anti-Brexit, it hasn't all been one-sided. Eighty-year-old John Kapp, a Leave campaigner, was arrested after daubing Vote Leave in white paint on seafront billboards in Brighton. He painted the two-foot high letters on three commercial adverts, a skip and seven buildings. Mr Kapp, who was arrested for criminal damage, told the Argus: “I’ve had a Vote Leave sticker in my window for weeks now but hardly anyone goes down the road where I live so I thought I’d choose the A259 where lots of people will see it.”

 

 

The EU referendum debate has so far been characterised by bias, distortion and exaggeration. So until 23 June we we’re running a series of question and answer features that explain the most important issues in a detailed, dispassionate way to help inform your decision.

 

What is Brexit and why are we having an EU referendum?

 

Does the UK need to take more control of its sovereignty?

 

Could the UK media swing the EU referendum one way or another?

 

Will the UK benefit from being released from EU laws?

 

Will we gain or lose rights by leaving the European Union?

 

Will Brexit mean that Europeans have to leave the UK?

 

Will leaving the EU lead to the break-up of the UK?

 

What will happen to immigration if there's Brexit?

 

Will Brexit make the UK more or less safe?

 

Will the UK benefit from being released from EU laws?

 

Will leaving the EU save taxpayers money and mean more money for the NHS?

 

What will Brexit mean for British tourists booking holidays in the EU?

 

Will Brexit help or damage the environment?

 

Will Brexit mean that Europeans have to leave the UK?

 

What will Brexit mean for British expats in Europe?