http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference-blog en http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/10/tory-whiff-blears-hubris http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/10/tory-whiff-blears-hubris Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:51:16 GMT Hazel Blears Surprise in Birmingham as government minister Hazel Blears turns up at the Tory conference only to sense a whiff of hubris. Well more than a whiff...

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/10/financial-system-sombre-ensure http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/10/financial-system-sombre-ensure Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:10:07 GMT Grant Shapps 'The mood has been somewhat sombre as the first priority is to ensure stability in the banking and financial system' - Grant Shapps on this year's Tory conference

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/homelessness-housing http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/homelessness-housing Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:34:01 GMT Grant Shapps 'It is vital that this conference demonstrates our commitment to change; that we set out our plan for that change and that we offer real solutions,' argues Grant Shapps

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/party-prospects-altogether http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/party-prospects-altogether Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:27:55 GMT Eric Pickles Manchester was a brutal and sometimes chaotic week, but the prospects for the forthcoming Conservative conference are altogether different ... but they're taking nothing for granted writes Eric Pickles

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/speech-government-point http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/speech-government-point Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:21:57 GMT Jessica Asato In all it was a well-executed speech for a Prime Minister under siege and as ministers and activists pore over the detail in the weeks to come, it may well provide the starting point for a wider debate about the direction of the government and party.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/word-narrative-labour-achieve http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/word-narrative-labour-achieve Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:43:02 GMT Jessica Asato Labour needs to devise, and agree, a vision of the changes we wish to bring about in our country in the next decade and how we will achieve them.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/labour-alistair-speech-tax http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/labour-alistair-speech-tax Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:04:15 GMT Chris Leslie Former Labour minister turned thinktank chief Chris Leslie gives his reaction to Alistair Darling's conference speech in Manchester

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/bold-vision-clarke-brown http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/bold-vision-clarke-brown Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:17:21 GMT Ben Davies The talk at conference, a desire to hear a bold vision from Gordon Brown and Charles Clarke's current unpopularity

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/manchester-train-minutes-rsa http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/manchester-train-minutes-rsa Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:23:05 GMT Matthew Taylor The RSA's Matthew Taylor on the whispering cabinet minister, an antagonisic local and the train that doubled as a fridge

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/foreign-david-progressive http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/foreign-david-progressive Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:54:54 GMT David Miliband Foreign Secretary David Miliband urges Labour to defend its record, be candid about its strengths and weaknesses and show why David Cameron's plans are the new con. Plus the RSA's Matthew Taylor on trouble in Manchester

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