Tag: conference
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There are two ways you can indulge in a bit of fantasy at Blackpool this week. One is to see Hot Ice, the iceskating spectacular. The other is to listen to Gideon Osborne for an hour. If you are under 50, the former would probably be more worth your while. To be fair, his idea…
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It does feel a little odd having Dave Rowntree wandering about Labour Party conference, especially when my phone goes off. My ringtone is the intro to Song 2.
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On Tuesday night, the various equalities organisations are running their annual Absolutely Equal shindig at Labour conference. Clashing with this is the Fawcett Society’s own party which is by strict invitation only. A case of Absolutely Equal, but some are more Absolutely Equal than others?
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Apparently people attempting to enter the conference centre at Brighton with knitting needles are having them confiscated as they may be used as deadly weapons. It’s hard to see why this rule is being applied to needles but not to pens which would have a similar effect if you stuck one in someone’s eyeball. Just…
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According to Patrick Wintour in his Guardian Guide to the Conference Season, this blog is the top tip for winning tomorrow’s Lib Dem Blogger of the Year Awards. Aw, shucks. What’s more, this apparently makes me the Lib Dem equivalent of Arnold Schwartzenegger. Meet me on muscle beach, I have clearly some catching up to…