A quieter, more sober affair
at 3:23pm on Monday, 26th September 2005
I'm in Brighton at Labour Party Conference and one thing strikes me: it's a heck of a lot quieter than last year. Fewer people, fewer protestors, a lower key police presence... I'm pretty sure that even the background music is quieter.
Take Gordon Brown's speech this morning. All the coverage has focused on the coding for when and how he'll take over as Prime Minister, but what I really noticed was that he didn't get the roaring applause that he did last year. Sure, the speech was more wide ranging and sometimes a bit difficult to follow, but the audience just didn't seem like they were in the mood.
I'm in Brighton at Labour Party Conference and one thing strikes me: it's a heck of a lot quieter than last year. Fewer people, fewer protestors, a lower key police presence... I'm pretty sure that even the background music is quieter.
Take Gordon Brown's speech this morning. All the coverage has focused on the coding for when and how he'll take over as Prime Minister, but what I really noticed was that he didn't get the roaring applause that he did last year. Sure, the speech was more wide ranging and sometimes a bit difficult to follow, but the audience just didn't seem like they were in the mood.
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