OPINION - Early election petition gives a frisson of 'doing something' but is purely performative

There are a great many reasons why I would not make it as a lowly parliamentary under-secretary of state, let alone prime minister. But not being able to answer the question of why I won't hold a general election less than four months after a securing a landslide majority without barely concealed disdain for the presenter (and therefore the viewer) would be right up there.