So, polling day in the UK and chatting to the nice ladies manning the village hall it turns out that the whole thing is rather stricter than I though. Part of the conversation went like this: Me: Still, it's a good excuse to sit and read Them: Only if it's not a political book Me: Really? What about the paper? Them: No, at least not in the open. Me: That's daft. Them: Yes. Even our clothes have to be non-political. No red, blue or green. Me: Right. because we're all simple minded, easily impressionable fools. Actually I made that last bit up, but it makes you wonder how the politicians think of us if they worry we can be that easily swayed. Personally I think that anyone who seeks power should be automatically disqualified. I want Stephen Fry to be the PM, 'cos I think he'd be great. And I want Kate Rusby to be Queen, but that's another story.