The people of Manchester have been rightly praised for the way they came together after the terrorist attack on Monday night. Today we reflect on a difficult week for our country, we ask what lessons can be learned to stop this kind of tragedy from happening again, and we consider whether the final two weeks of the general election campaign might be more civil as a result. That's what we're talking about today on Britain's Got Ballot.

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