Articles tagged Conservative Conference:
Reflections on the 2009 Conservative Conference
- 8 Oct 2009
First of all, a heartfelt apology. I know I have been a useless blogger this week. I always find it difficult to do good blogging at conferences. This year, for some reason, I just couldn't motivate myself to blog much. It was partly that I didn't go into the conference hall m...
Why Prisoner Rehabilitation Matters
- 7 Oct 2009
It's always good to step outside your comfort zone, and last night I did that in spades, when I formed part of the cabaret for the Arts Alliance Music in Prisons fringe event. My participation stemmed from THIS blogpost I wrote back in November 2008, when I criticised Jack Str...
In Praise of Party Agents
- 4 Oct 2009
Yesterday evening I gave an after dinner speech at the Conservative Conference to 180 party agents and their guests. I will admit to being somewhat nervous at the prospect having been to one or two of these boozy events in the past. However, I shouldn't have worried as they we...
The Future of Party Conferences
- 24 Jul 2008
My post yesterday about the cost if policing party conferences has sparked off quite a debate, with the majority of commenters saying that they are worth the price of the escalating policing costs. Many make the point that if the parties cancelled the conferences for this reas...
Conservative Conference Reflections
- 4 Oct 2007
Just before I vacate our little holiday chalet at the Ribby Hall Holiday Village (for more, read The Spectator Diary this week, which I penned yesterday) a couple of observations from the various fringe events and parties I went to last night. * Gordon Brown's trip to Iraq ...
Scrap PartY Conferences?
- 5 Apr 2006
In an interview with Petronella Wyatt in the Daily Mail this morning George Osborne says the Conservatives might scrap their annual conference altogether. The quote reads: "We might scrap the big autumn conference altogether. We need to face issues about the future of Britain ...
Speech on Acid Rain at the 1985 Conservative Party Conference
- 2 Oct 1985
Mr chairman, ladies and gentlemen, conference. As a representative of the party of natural party of conservation I wish to talk to you briefly about acid rain, a phenomenon which gravely threates our beautiful forests and lakes. I suspect there are some here who believe...