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Because few appropriate words begin with the letter “G”. The personal blog of Gavin Whenman

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In the name of balance: conference survival guide

September 29th, 2008 · No Comments

I’m not the only one with a conference survival guide this year, W4MP’s Dean Trench (not a real trench) has his out too:
Everybody knows that party Conferences have the ability to bring out the inner Scrooge in the most upstanding of hotel proprietors, so make sure that you book your accommodation early if you don’t [...]

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Conference survival guide

September 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The latest issue of Total Politics carries a conference survival guide wot I wrote. Here’s an extract:
Conference is ultimately an extended four or five-day piss up for most of the younger delegates. Do your liver a favour and pace yourself. Perhaps have a soft drink or water between double vodka and Red Bulls, or go [...]

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Conference fringe: Labour and the Lib Dems: allies or enemies

September 14th, 2008 · No Comments

At the Lib Dem conference this week, and had the chance to see Vince Cable and Charles Clarke battle it out over whether the Lib Dems and Labour are allies or enemies. My write-up is now up on Lib Dem Voice, so read it now if you dare.

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