The old man with the white beard isn't always Santa

Christmas isn’t the time of year for politics (although it never stops political leaders from trying to use it to show how much they ‚care‘ about the citizens who might vote for them), but this year in Britain was highly unusual: a national general election in Advent, caused by the controversy in Parliament over Brexit.

Through the darkest days of the year, in some of the coldest and most unpleasant weather, throughout Britain, serving MPs (Members of Parliament) had to walk up the front paths of thousands of houses, visiting constituents as they are expected to do, and explaining to them why at this time they should come and vote for their current MP. Challengers had to do the…