Britain is going to the polls today and the question of stationery has replaced debate about hot button issues on social media.

In a sign of the distrust and division that swept the nation around the EU referendum last year, some voters - especially certain supporters of Brexit - were urging people to use a pen to cast their vote lest their pencilled choice was rubbed out and altered.

Now, the issue of how to vote, rather than who to vote for, has emerged once again.

The hashtag #usepens began trending from the early hours of Thursday, though it's safe to say the majority were not taking the rigging fears entirely seriously.