Everybody agrees that politics can be somewhat miserable at times, and general election campaigns can start to feel like a drag.
But the good news is that at the end of each campaign, a treat awaits. Not an ambitious new government, of course, but rather pictures of dogs at polling stations.
Voters have been uploading photos of their pooches all day, with #dogsatpollingstations trending on twitter by lunchtime.
Here are some of this year’s best:
Close enough.
