by Paul O'Brien
Monday 25 September 2006
First day of Labour Party conference today and we are exhibiting so its a Sunday shift for those involved. Quite slow at first but starts to pick up in afternoon. Go to a couple of fringes in evening. Yvette Cooper is midway into her presentation at the Labour Housing Group Fringe when I lean against the light switches and the 60 or so present are plunged into darkness, I am identified as the culprit by the Chair, so decide I should move on to another event. Go to the City Regions event where Richard Leese is speaking and enjoy the discussion.
Earlier in the evening when on my way to the Housing Fringe which is on the 4 th floor of the Raddisson, I get into the lift on ground and it takes me to the basement wher Cheri Blair gets in with a dressing gown on. We have a joke with her and ask if she will be round to our stand the following day for an apse giveaway mug. She recognises us from previous years at this point as she normally gets a few from our stand to give to her kids who have their own flats at University.
