Mark Casci: Bosses are ignoring the polls and cracking on with life

If ever there was a sign of how chaotic and unpredictable modern politics has become it has probably been the curious silence of top business leaders in this election.

Much of the reasoning behind this is hardly surprising. Despite an aggressive and well-funded attempt to keep Britain in the European Union, many top business organisations failed to convince the majority of the public that it was the correct course of action for the country’s future.

Every poll made public said that Brexit was not on the cards, with even its arch champion Nigel Farage remarking as the polls closed that he felt his campaign would fail.

Similarly the election in the United States caught most off guard, so much so that it seems that coming with a wish list for governments seems a fool’s errand.

The other issue to contribute to this silence ironically lies in the polling.

When Theresa May called the snap election it was universally assumed by commentators and the public at large that the only realistic outcome would be a heavy victory for the Conservatives.

The weakness of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour, it was assumed, would carry on into the polling and the electorate would deliver the Prime Minister, at that stage enjoying very high personal approval ratings, a healthy majority and a mandate to deliver Brexit on her terms.

However, as recent we