Clav had me defending Dale Vince- he's an idiot that jumps on the latest bandwagon and doesn't mind being hypocritical, but certainly doesn't compare to Frank Hester. Never thought I'd be defending him.
Given the shit state of the countries finances, I'm curious as to how much money can be saved by holding all the elections on the same day. The buildings and people to mn them are already in place.
To hold it a few weeks later, with all the disruption that would cause, particularly in schools that are used as a voting station causing them to close, would be a really bad look for him. Although great for the opposition- closing schools will be a reminder of the covid closures, especially if they could have avoided it by holding on May 2nd.
After Summer tells us they want to keep being paid during the off time, that making money for themselves is their priority.
That leaves winter when the NHS is backed up. In my opinion, May 2nd is their best option and that's exactly why they won't want to hold it then. Showing their judgement is as crap as ever.