Four seasons in one conference
- 3 Oct 06, 06:44 PM
The Tories began the week looking for sunshine. Well, there's some about at the moment here in Bournemouth - but it's been a close run thing. The wind was blowing sand all along the long queue of delegates patiently waiting for their accreditation passes on Sunday - there were faint Lawrence of Arabia overtones at one point as what, to my inexperienced eyes, looked like a mini-sandstorm showered the waiting queue. Yesterday saw howling gales and rain as we made our way up the path to the clifftop hotel where the DUP had their fringe meeting. Inside, the room started off warm, and by the time we got to the question and answer session, the temperature was positively tropical. Any available paper was quickly turned into a makeshift fan as the heat climbed up. And today, we strolled to the conference centre basking in lovely early morning sunshine. Does Bournemouth have its own microclimate? Delegates are queuing when they get inside the hall as well - some head to the now famous juice bar, while others snack on oysters in the seafood bar. Tonight the Ulster Unionists have their reception - last night former UU leader Lord Trimble addressed a fringe in a Bournemouth hotel - you may have heard him on Good Morning Ulster this morning.
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