No one wants to be looking for a new job just before Christmas. Better for them to get it out of the way early I guess.
Are they thinking things will get even worse? What’s the logic for it?
I guess they're gambling that the economy continues to "improve" in June - and I use that word in the very loosest form.
If inflation falls again during the campaign, and there's a rate cut to go with it, then it could give Sunak a much needed boost. But if Sunak stalls the election into the summer, then a poor Euros from England could actually fuck him up; or it could spark a flurry of postal voting from people who have holidays booked - which might sidestep ID laws on election day.
I just sense that the Tories expect the country to start sinking again in late summer.