Conference season calls
Welcome to my Daily Politics blog. We've been working away over the summer to bring you all manner of delights for the new parliamentary session - including our new email newsletter, new, improved website and this blog. We return to BBC Two on Monday 15th September for the start of the conference season - joy of joys. And there's double joy to be had on BBC Two for aside from the best of the conference coverage each lunchtime on Daily Politics, I'll be indulging in late-night musings and discussion on Today at Conference at 11:20pm after Newsnight.
We'll start in Bournemouth where I'll be attending the Liberal Democrat's gathering (we're there from Monday 15th to Wednesday 17th September). It's Nick Clegg's first conference as leader and the Party's first real chance to weigh up his leadership. Has he been outflanked by Cameron? With the Party flat-lining in the polls there are rumblings he needs to reassert traditional liberal values. It should be an interesting week. (Coverage details here.)
But not as interesting as the Labour conference in Manchester should be (Monday 22nd to Wednesday 24th September). Just what Gordon Brown needs amid economic misery, calls for his head and polling George W Bush would wince at - three days in Manchester with the whole Labour Party. I'll be getting the inside view - and I don't expect it to be pretty. (Coverage details here.)
Finally, to the Midlands and what is likely to be a more cheery event - the Conservative conference in Birmingham (Monday 29th September to Wednesday 1st October). A huge lead in the polls and a government lurching from one blunder to the next, David Cameron has to be the toast of the Tories doesn't he? We'll be speaking to a few who think he's gone too far in parking his tanks on other people's lawns. (Coverage details here.)
So join me on the Daily Politics in the coming weeks - and join in below.
Andrew
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