15-01-2024, 10:05 PM
This isn’t really pres related so I’ll avoid us going too far down a rabbit hole, but we’re definitely in a 50/50 situation for a Spring election. I’ve been told the Govt is basically waiting to see what reaction there will be to the March budget. There will be a lot of uncosted giveaways and tax cuts. If it lands like a sack of bricks, expect an Autumn election. If the public laps it up there will be a snap announcement. So basically we’ll know about two months from now.
The broadcasters have to plan for the Spring possibility. Sky is doing it with a big Westminster investment, the BBC is - well let’s just forget about them right now. Ahem. And ITV is slowly rolling out its additional studio newsroom set (it’s increasingly being used in reporter explainers etc in a way viewers wouldn’t necessarily notice)
The broadcasters have to plan for the Spring possibility. Sky is doing it with a big Westminster investment, the BBC is - well let’s just forget about them right now. Ahem. And ITV is slowly rolling out its additional studio newsroom set (it’s increasingly being used in reporter explainers etc in a way viewers wouldn’t necessarily notice)