Trust and respect are vital to establish deeper understanding

My fellow countrymen and women will be unsure as to whether a knock on the door over the remaining few days of the election campaign might be carol singers or someone canvassing their vote.

The United Kingdom goes to the polls on Dec 12 in what will be the closest-to-Christmas-Day-held general election for more than a century.

The main interest for the rest of the world is whether the election resolves the issue of Brexit.