Calm down, dears. It is only an election

So the United States has President Elect Trump. Some people are delighted. Some are in the pits of despair. Both reactions, I would suggest, are equally wrong.

The US Constitution was signed in 1787. Sine that time there have been some truly outstanding presidents. And some truly awful ones (Nixon springs to mind). But you know what? The United States has not only survived. It has flourished.

That is because the US has a robust political system. How else would it have survived over 200 years? It also has a great collection of people. It is a great nation. I say this as an admirer from the United Kingdom.

So calm down dears. It is only an election. The sun will still come up tomorrow, and each day that follows. Life will go on. I hope President Trump will not be protectionist, will favour free trade, and will be a good friend to Britain. But even if he isn't and doesn't, you know what? Four years will pass.