Britain and the US appear to be going through similar crises of identity.
Across the pond, Donald Trump’s incredibly divisive victory has seen protests across the country.
The state of the UK isn’t much better: Theresa May’s Brexit bumbling and the
High Court’s decision to leave Article 50 to an MPs' vote has left the country thoroughly frustrated.
But there seems to be a solution forming in the minds of Britons:
British people have been cajoling, demanding – begging – for Barack Obama to come and lead the country.