Sunny days
- 25 Sep 06, 05:47 PM
It's more like midsummer than the end of September here in Manchester. A quick look at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s five day weather forecast promises more warm weather this week - good news for the delegates who get to eat their sandwiches al fresco at lunchtime. For those of us who trek from fringe event to fringe event in the evening, it's nice to know raingear will not be necessary - for the next day or two at least. And as the delegates poured out into the sunshine this afternoon, the main topic of conversation was have been Gordon Brown's conference speech. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News website gives us the stats - 37 minutes 37 seconds long, a 2 minute 45 second standing ovation and 41 bursts of applause during the speech. Northern Ireland got no more than a passing mention, in a list of Tony Blair's achievements. The fringe merry-go round continues tonight - Mark Devenport's already popped in on the Ulster Unionists who are holding their event as I type. Last night we had the Agreed Ireland Forum, and later on it's over to another Manchester hotel for a Labour Party Irish society event. Traditional music is promised, apparently.....
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