What the economic data told Rishi Sunak about the best date for a general election
- Written by John Bryson, Professor of Enterprise and Competitiveness, University of Birmingham
The announcement of July 4 for the UK general election took many by surprise. A key question is why it was called then when it did not have to be? The decision to call an election is always a gamble – there is perhaps no right time – and many factors feed into that call.
Legally, a general election had to be called in 2024. Behind the...
