No queues, empty seats and the worst speech ever heard: welcome to the Tory conference
The Guardian provides a critical, satirical account of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, highlighting low attendance and lackluster speeches. The author contrasts the event's poor turnout with the more active political climate at the Labour party conference.
Why it matters
It reflects the current state of the UK Conservative Party's morale and public engagement following their recent political challenges.
Witnessing Andrew Griffith’s speech was like watching a less sentient version of the PG Tips monkey. Witnessing Andrew Griffith’s speech was like watching a less sentient version of the PG Tips monkey. The politics sketch Politics No queues, empty seats and the worst speech ever heard: welcome to the Tory conference John Crace Birmingham event is like a safari park attraction where we get to see the remnants of a party in a protected habitat
A t the Labour party conference in Liverpool last week, Andy Burnham floated the idea of electoral reform. This week in Birmingham, the Tories have come up with a plan of their own: voting with their feet.
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