There is a lot of organisation which takes time. Candidates have to be nominated, polling stations and postal votes organised. I believe the minimum period between dissolution and an election is three weeks.
//There is a lot of organisation which takes time. Candidates have to be nominated, polling stations and postal votes organised. I believe the minimum period between dissolution and an election is three weeks. //
Yes , but we now have a fixed term parliament , so we know what date that the current parliament must end .
So any organising/preparations can be done months in advance
with fixed term parliaments "Candidates have to be nominated, polling stations and postal votes organised" could easily be done before the dissolution.
And 30 odd days of the news section being swamped by political threads, short of a major happening in the political world, lets channel these political to and fros into the sub-section 'POLITICS'
After the mess the last Labour government made I am suprised that they are neck and neck with the Tories. Even the threat of the SNP holding the balance power in Government makes no difference. One thing is certain though, the North will still vote Labour.