What they have in common is, now The Donald has won his election, he is involving his family, his own businesses and his cronies in his political appointments and “strategic” decision-making.

If we have an elected Mayor with vested interests in Devon or Somerset or Devon AND Somerset, what checks and balances do we have to stop the Mayor putting his or her own interests first like The Donald?

If we get a Mayor with Hinkley C connections can we be sure that, where a decision on Hinkley C conflicts with a Devon interest, the Devon interest will have equal weight? Or vice-versa if the Mayor is Devon-centric.

And what if the Mayor has allegiance to neither county – only a national interest as a developer, a developer’s friend or is a large developer’s shareholder. What then?

We all know of politicians and business people with dubious reputations. Few politicians and even fewer members of our Local Enterprise Partnership are trusted. Who can we trust to represent us all?