Forget Brexit or the economy. Forget Piers Morgan or what colour that infernal dress was a few years back, because there is a new debate in town to split the British public.
Now the county is divided over whether or not you like self-service checkouts.
Pat McCarthy, 69, from Brentford in west London has opened a can of worms with a remarkable petition to Tesco asking to scrap the automated machines, which has passed 100,000 signatures this week.