Polling day...

I’m glad the US election is finally coming to a close. It’s seems to have been going on forever, painting the self-styled “greatest nation on earth” as petulant and parochial. No-one seems to have come out of it well. If Clinton wins - as I expect - it will only be because she is the least-worst candidate: hardly a ringing endorsement. If Trump wins, anything could happen… none of it good. That a man like him could contest arguably the most important job on the planet is an indictment of American politics. If he loses, I just hope he accepts the ‘will of the people’ with as much good grace as he can muster. If he carries on saying that the vote has been rigged, it would be like shouting “fire” in a crowded theatre. There could be fighting in the streets…

The Ribblehead viaduct...