This year’s Party Conference took place in Birmingham, for the first time since 2018.
Penny Mordaunt opened the proceedings with a very emotional tribute to the memory of Her Majesty the Queen, followed by the attendees in the hall singing the National Anthem. Unlike the falsehood of a plastic card sing-along at the Labour Party conference where their members had to read the words as if it was karaoke (since many lefties have no sense of British patriotism, nor any loyalty to our Monarchy and thus they did not know the words), Conservative members did not need trivial panto props, as we were truly genuine in our feelings towards Her Late Majesty and our demonstrating our commitment as loyal servants to His Majesty, King Charles III.
As Liz Truss so well demonstrated in her closing speech, for too long, the political debate has been dominated by how we distribute a limited economic pie. Instead, we need to grow the pie so that everyone gets a bigger slice.
That is the overwhelmingly positive message emanating from the entire conference.
Chris Mason from the BBC and that patronising woman with the bass voice from Sky News, Beth Rigby, were a few rows in front of me. Their attempts to talk down the Prime Minister’s speech failed so spectacularly by the supportive and positive crowd around them, meant that they were unable to talk above the cheering and applause and therefore those particular scenes from their intended slamming commentary could not be used. They in turn omitted to mention the exceptionally long standing ovation the PM got at the start of the speech, let alone throughout and at the end. Typical of the media’s mis-reporting of the entire conference.
The treasury has been un-ambitious since the time of Gordon Brown. We finally have a Prime Minister and Chancellor whose laser focussed aim is on destroying the anti-growth coalition that takes in the labour party, lib dems, greens, SNP and all manner of roughshod and law-breaking rabble protest groups.
It’s time for growth and we do that by cutting taxes for everyone. This puts more money in everyone’s pocket, boosts your take-home pay and ensures people are optimistic about the future.
The normal rabble of left-wing and anti-establishment protestors customary for Conservative party conferences was substantially reduced this year. I have attended many conferences over the years, and this was the least disruptive I have ever seen.
They have obviously given up, realising theirs are lost causes. And on the Wednesday morning, when it was pouring with rain, they were virtually non existent. They probably preferred staying in bed in their posh comfy hotels after drinking too many cocktails in central Birmingham bars the night before, and wondering how to get home, analysing Trainline app on their brand new Apple i14 phones, since the trains back to Islington were on strike.
Here are some interviews on GB News’ The Briefing, including our own Debbie Richards (third).
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