related_tweet: @clwydforest @imajsaclaimant @toryfibs @lenmccluskey @unitetheunion short answer: because, at the moment,  the economy isn't doing too badly and 9 times out of 10 people vote with their pockets. unemployment rate is 4.0%, inflation 2.5%, real wages increasing by 1.1%. (headline figures hide stuff like zero hour contracts, but overall it's  ok)