‘Strong and stable’ may be enough to win

Two weeks down and just over a month to go and so far there’s nothing to suggest anyone will upset the apple cart on June 8. While Theresa May’s announcement of a snap election was a U-turn, it wasn’t at all surprising and made perfect sense. Why wouldn’t the unelected leader of a Britain with a very uncertain future seek to consolidate power at a time when credible opposition seems like a forgotten term?

Labour have resorted to inventing new public holidays, while the Lib Dems are desperately trying to burrow out from underneath their rock and Ukip are increasingly resembling an episode of House of Cards.

So far Mrs May’s apparent complacency is wholly understandable.

Despite former Chancellor George Osborne using his first outing as editor of the Evening Standard to denounce the Tory’s campaign as no more than a slogan, it would appear a slogan may well be all it takes.

“Strong and stable” may well become Mrs May’s “yes we can”, while Status Quo will soundtrack her victory bash. Yawn.

This is arguably the most important election of a generation, but while British politics is increasingly resembling a Dead Ringers sketch, it is ironically the most predictable.

Predictability and boringness are not always the same thing, though, and while there’s more chance of Kim Jong-un taking a selfie in front of the Statue of Liberty than Downing Street changing colour, I’m quite enjoying awaiting the next gaffe.

I imagine by this time next week Diane Abbott will have announced traffic wardens will earn 70p a day in Corbyn’s Britain while Ukip will have added compulsory morris dancing lessons for all economic migrants to their manifesto.