So Theresa May has indicated her desire to go to the country on June 8. For the first time in the short life of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act introduced by her predecessor, the prime minister is seeking to capitalise on her high standing in the polls to gain a personal mandate to carry out her programme for government.
From a Westminster vantage point, Mrs May’s political logic is entirely understandable. A thumping election win, if it materialises, would end her razor-thin parliamentary majority, temper critical voices within her own party, and has the potential to dramatically weaken some of the opposition.
Yet from the perspective of business, the economic logic is decidedly less clear. While there are sure to be some voices in business who