The U.K. Election Isn’t Just About Brexit – and Theresa May’s Win Isn’t Guaranteed

“You're joking?! Not another one? Oh for God's sake I can't, honestly, I can't stand this.” So said a lady called Brenda, from the British city of Bristol, when told by a local journalist of Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to call an unexpected general election for 8 June. “There’s too much politics going on at the moment,” she added.

Brenda is not alone in that assessment.