The nights are dark, the Christmas lights on, festive music is playing.

The British are ready for not their Christmas dinner yet, because first, they have to work

out whom they will vote for in next week's general election.

I don't think you can say that this general election can be your mandate.

The issue of Brexit can be one that divides people.

They were given every opportunity to pass it and there are every opportunity to pass it.

I'm Travis Riddout and welcome to the digital election on the BBC World Service.

I study political advertising in America, where I'm the co-director of the Wesleyan media

project.

I've traveled from Washington State University, where I work as a professor of political

science, to Britain as the country prepares for a December general election next week.

I've heard the election described as the Brexit election.

Brexit is the process of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union following a referendum

in 2016.

This unusual pre-Christmas election has been called by the Conservative Party, which wants

a mandate from voters to withdraw from Europe at the end of January next year.

I've come to the University of Greenwich behind me is the famous Cutty Sark, up the hill,

is the Greenwich Meridian.

I'm surrounded by some beautiful historic buildings.

I've come here to speak with some students about how they're using digital media.

I read through it like memes about the election.

There's this one that says Boris Johnson, that's a quote, there's no circumstances in

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