Vote, Vote, Vote

Americans go to the polls this week to elect their President and coverage of the campaign has featured heavily on the television news and in the press for what seems a lifetime here in the UK. I'm not sure how the Americans at home are putting up with it and I'm certain the majority of them will be really pleased when the election is over and life returns to normal.

Here in the UK, we will also be going to the polls this month to elect people to the new positions of Police and Crime Commissioner in various areas throughout the country. These new positions will replace police authorities and are a change to the existing establishment. There have been many changes in the UK since the formation of the coalition government following the last General Election and not all of them have been for the better. At the time of writing Barak Obama and Mitt Romney are running neck and neck in the opinion polls, Obama with a slogan of "Forward" and Romney asking for a "Vote For Change". All I would say to the Americans is "Be careful what you wish for". You may not like what you already have but is the change any better?