This change is meant to prevent the confusion many voters encountered by being sent to other polling stations or being denied the right to vote because their name did not show up on a voter registration sheet.

CNN: Major Garrett on election reform recommendations

But there were enough policemen to prevent the confusion turning into a full-scale riot.

ECONOMIST: Blacks and whites

"Its closure was agreed to provide clarity and prevent customer confusion and does not stop businesses accepting cheques, " he said.

BBC: Cheque delays must be reduced, say MPs

At the heart of their plan is the idea that a single national regulator would take responsibility for overseeing the insolvency of a big international bank, a so-called GSIFI (don't ask) - which is an attempt to prevent a repetition of the uncertainty and confusion caused after Lehman collapsed in 2008.

BBC: The cost of making big banks safe