Election Day 2016. I have been saying for a while that the Government will be returned and that is what I expect will happen. Happy to eat my words though.

Democracy has its problems and it may well be that democratic systems are not sustainable over great lengths of time. Greek democracy disappeared and the ideals embodied in Ancient Athens remained dormant for over 1500 years. But looking at the long line of people today standing peaceably, even cheerfully, as they shuffled slowly into the polling station, was encouraging.

Democracy is, to cite an oft quoted comment, the least bad system there is. And that's just fine, in such an imperfect world.

You already knew, nothing lasts forever...