The funny thing about waiting for an event – whether a job interview, a medical result or hearing if that big sale has exchanged or fallen through – is that the event itself is often far less stressful than the wait. We aren’t good at dealing with uncertainty. We’d rather face a negative situation head-on than sit in limbo, imagining every worst-case scenario possible. In the waiting period, our brain invents multiple problems and endless terrible outcomes that in most cases, never materialise. Waiting means you can’t want to act but it also means you can’t relax. Labour’s decision to hold a B…
