BONG! Iain Dale has upset Lord Tebbit. Run, Iain! Run like the wind! BONG! Fruity A-Lister Louise Bagshawe asks: "Courage by Gordon Brown?! What's next? Feminism by John Prescott?!" Ho ho. How about "Political consistency by Louise Bagshawe"? BONG! Daniel Finkelstein on the beginning of the end (apparently) for the Labour… read more…

The initial signs augured ill. William Hague, in the warm-up opening slot at the Conservative Party Conference, started with a slightly strangled attempt to demonstrate that the Tories have an electoral presence beyond the Watford Gap Service station. "They said we wouldn't get any seats in the north! What do they… read more…

What to do if you are a leader wanting to make sure your party toes the line at Conference? Gord had the right idea: go in early, fast, and hard. Everybody knows that the leader's speech is what all the journos are staying around for - Westmonster couldn't move… read more…