Comments on: I enjoyed conference shocker! http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/09/21/i-enjoyed-conference-shocker/ “ferocity with a purpose” Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:30:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Valerie http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/09/21/i-enjoyed-conference-shocker/comment-page-1/#comment-12139 Valerie Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:17:08 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/09/21/i-enjoyed-conference-shocker/#comment-12139 sorry, consolidatory! sorry, consolidatory!

]]> By: Valerie http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/09/21/i-enjoyed-conference-shocker/comment-page-1/#comment-12138 Valerie Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:15:37 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/09/21/i-enjoyed-conference-shocker/#comment-12138 "Can I suggest borrowing the latter’s trick of using his conference piece as a think piece to challenge the party rather than slavishly following the “Labour - bad, Tories - worse, Lib Dems - yay!” formula that simply flatters the prejudices of its audience?" Agree. I thought (from a distance) it was an excellent, hard-hitting speech as far as it went, but could have done with being more adventurous, and was justifiably criticised by some in the media on that count. On the other hand, maybe we needed consilidatory. Agree +++ about the diversity fund. Is it just me or has this policy come out of nowhere with minimum opportunity for debate before the conference (and not even at it, from what you say). “Can I suggest borrowing the latter’s trick of using his conference piece as a think piece to challenge the party rather than slavishly following the “Labour – bad, Tories – worse, Lib Dems – yay!” formula that simply flatters the prejudices of its audience?”

Agree. I thought (from a distance) it was an excellent, hard-hitting speech as far as it went, but could have done with being more adventurous, and was justifiably criticised by some in the media on that count. On the other hand, maybe we needed consilidatory.

Agree +++ about the diversity fund. Is it just me or has this policy come out of nowhere with minimum opportunity for debate before the conference (and not even at it, from what you say).

]]> By: Will http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/09/21/i-enjoyed-conference-shocker/comment-page-1/#comment-12118 Will Thu, 21 Sep 2006 21:06:26 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/09/21/i-enjoyed-conference-shocker/#comment-12118 I completely agree about the diversity fund. If we want high calibre parliamentary candidates from under-represented groups, we first need to get them into the party, possibly onto councils, and certainly onto the approved candidates list. I completely agree about the diversity fund. If we want high calibre parliamentary candidates from under-represented groups, we first need to get them into the party, possibly onto councils, and certainly onto the approved candidates list.

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