This thread was of course created to counteract the "oh my god the market has plummeted" brigade from the 24th June...
So it is slightly ironic that you are saying this
Anyone who cites consumer confidence as an economic indicator should be sure that the statistics correct for the project fear self fulfilling prophecy effect. Of course confidence is down, anyone who believed them head had their confidence obliterated!
Sorry, why should we have a snap election? As far as I'm concerned the Tories have another four years of work fulfilling their mandate from last year, which Cameron has made pathetically little progress on.