You and Yours - Call You and Yours

Presented by Julian Worricker. Has America had its day as a world super power? Is it time that Great Britian looked elsewhere for a special relationship? In three weeks time Americans will vote for their next president. Whether they choose John McCain or Barack Obama, they may have to get used to the idea that their country has lost a little of its gloss. Against a backdrop of a financial crisis which has seen 700 billion dollars being pledged for a bailout plan, we consider whether America has had its day as a world superpower and if it is time that Britain looked elsewhere for a 'special relationship'.