tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post115580657291091236..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Conservative Party Board Sells out to Blackpool (Again)Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1156434978437633642006-08-24T16:56:00.000+01:002006-08-24T16:56:00.000+01:00http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=party.eve...http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=party.event.detail.page&obj_id=127721<BR/><BR/>Why does the party website say the conference will be in Bournemouth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1156096306938851442006-08-20T18:51:00.000+01:002006-08-20T18:51:00.000+01:00Blackpool makes Southend look suave and sophistica...Blackpool makes Southend look suave and sophisticated. From an Essex Girl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155992637388323232006-08-19T14:03:00.000+01:002006-08-19T14:03:00.000+01:00Blackpool is appalling and fully fits the descript...Blackpool is appalling and fully fits the description of a once great town now reduced to its lowest common deniminator, is that really the impression that we as a party want to give, once great but now on its uppers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155889449386838732006-08-18T09:24:00.000+01:002006-08-18T09:24:00.000+01:00there is the 50/50 option i used when attending th...there is the 50/50 option i used when attending the more interesting Labour bashes in the 1980's (before the whole show became a luvvie's ball). Thta is to do the conference bit in the Winter Gardens et al, and then repair back by Tram for the night to Fleetwood (20 minutes away) where the Royal Euston Hotel (a Grade 1 listed building, and built by the leading Victorian architect Decimus Burton for the LNWR) is a stay in luxury at a fraction of the costs of any of the main (B)Lackpool venues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155853351898949952006-08-17T23:22:00.000+01:002006-08-17T23:22:00.000+01:00Be interesting to see whether they try and steal t...Be interesting to see whether they try and steal the 'supercasino' back from the 'Prezzadome' after his cowboy antics on the ranch..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155841768007275712006-08-17T20:09:00.000+01:002006-08-17T20:09:00.000+01:00Iain, I could give you the names of good hotels in...Iain, I could give you the names of good hotels in Blackpool. Why dont you go down the road to Lytham St Anne's a litle more select!<BR/><BR/>Blackpool is what it is. A turn of the century holiday playground of the working classes. <BR/><BR/>I am very proud of my working class roots. proud that my father, from Oldham, actually became a Tory Agent (Enoch's at one time) and proud of his and my achievements.<BR/><BR/>The tory party meant an awful lot to me. Pride in country, defence of the realm and proper structures in local and national government, then along came the grocer and everything has changed.<BR/><BR/>Sorry Iain, Cameron is making the Tory party move away from me and my ilk...so be it but they will never be elected until they realise that they need the working classes.<BR/><BR/>move from Blackpool then.Wouldn't want you to suffer. I would keep to London.<BR/><BR/>I am not 'off the mark' Iain I am afraid you are.strapworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228784526399929300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155832802216398552006-08-17T17:40:00.000+01:002006-08-17T17:40:00.000+01:00Iain writes: "Jonathan Isaby has a story in today...Iain writes: "Jonathan Isaby has a story in today's Spy column in the Telegraph which will send a chilld own many a Tory's spine."<BR/><BR/>What does sending a child down a Tory's spine actually entail? How old is this child?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155828522593552122006-08-17T16:28:00.000+01:002006-08-17T16:28:00.000+01:00Tenby is loverly this time of year..Tenby is loverly this time of year..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155828374361613882006-08-17T16:26:00.000+01:002006-08-17T16:26:00.000+01:00pj - I think you've missed the vital point which i...pj - I think you've missed the vital point which is that these conferences have to resemble a holiday atmosphere... Okay, it's not Ibiza, but getting away from the capital to a strange [?] town far away from prying eyes [!] is a recipe for indiscretions, gossip and tittle-tattle without which few people would bother to go..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155828068310712072006-08-17T16:21:00.000+01:002006-08-17T16:21:00.000+01:00Blackpool hotels always appear on those reality TV...Blackpool hotels always appear on those reality TV shows! The town is not business orientated....they want your money, sure, but are not prepared to do anything for it.<BR/><BR/>To be fair, they are not the only 'tourist' town in Britain that does not deserve any business. Far from it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155825375246818642006-08-17T15:36:00.000+01:002006-08-17T15:36:00.000+01:00My days of attending party conferences are thankfu...My days of attending party conferences are thankfully over but Iain is only half-right about Blackpool. Yes, the Winter Gardens is an appalling venue, and it is absolutely the case that however much money they spend on it, it continues to smell of stale beer and tobacco. But the Imperial Hotel, by contrast, is a fantastic venue - the "No 10 bar" there is easily the best drinking hole in any of the regular conference hotels.Paul Linfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155824601594682172006-08-17T15:23:00.000+01:002006-08-17T15:23:00.000+01:00Strapworld, Yates do sell draught"champagne"or at ...Strapworld, <BR/>Yates do sell draught"champagne"<BR/>or at least they did a few years ago, it is actually sparkilng wine but they call it champagne, and if you want a pint of sparkling wine thats the place to go.<BR/>I dare say you are also aware of the "blob" Australian fortified wine, sugar and hot water?<BR/>Reasonable prices and the fights are free.<BR/>All you southern types if bored in Blackpool with nowt to do get yourselves up to morecombe, excellent potted shrimps, and I reccomend a walk on the sands, walk out as far as you can its perfectly safe, please take David Cameron with you.The Hitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007793676288933155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155824528788112072006-08-17T15:22:00.000+01:002006-08-17T15:22:00.000+01:00I don't think Francis Maude can be held up as an a...I don't think Francis Maude can be held up as an arbiter of taste and reason. He has twice sabotaged the Tories' chances in pursuit of his hopeless campaign to install Michael Portillo as leader. Even now he is selecting A-listers not for their electability but for their loyalty to him - thereby sowing the seeds of dissent well in advance of the election. If Francis Maude is flouncing around having a hissy fit because an aspect of Tory future planning has slipped from his grasp so much the better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155822580453065362006-08-17T14:49:00.000+01:002006-08-17T14:49:00.000+01:00If Cameron and his Tories want to make inroads int...If Cameron and his Tories want to make inroads into Manchester...why haven't they already put their money where their mouth is, and got themselves booked in (for whenever)? <BR/>In the meantime - well, meet the challenge of Blackpool. After all, everyone's a potential Tory - or so we're led to believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155821548749240712006-08-17T14:32:00.000+01:002006-08-17T14:32:00.000+01:00Strapworld. you're way off the mark. Did you not r...Strapworld. you're way off the mark. Did you not read the last para? It's got nothing to do with being "anti northern". I;d happily go to any Northern city. Manchester is fantastic, as is Harrogate, as is Newcastle. Blackpool is a complete ripoff and the hotels are terrible, as is the Winter Gardens. Why should we settle for that?Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155821284542370552006-08-17T14:28:00.000+01:002006-08-17T14:28:00.000+01:00gosh what a load of toffs!Please dont go to the pl...gosh what a load of toffs!<BR/><BR/>Please dont go to the places ordinary people go. Dont, for goodness sake,go and mingle with the working classes...god forbid. They don't sell champagne in Yates Wine Lodges!It might do Cameron some good moving out of the London area.<BR/><BR/>Keep this up you wonderful A list tories! remove yourselves completely from the people whose votes you need and go to places full of foreign tourists!<BR/><BR/>I tell you this blog has got to be the worst yet Iain. Talk about the South and North divide!<BR/><BR/>I thought you needed Northern votes.Get yerself some steak and kidney puddings, with gravy and chips plus mushy peas. Now that beats<BR/>caviar!strapworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228784526399929300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155820805573310792006-08-17T14:20:00.000+01:002006-08-17T14:20:00.000+01:00You can get champagne on draft at yates wine lodge...You can get champagne on draft at yates wine lodge , good seafood, a fight with drunken mancunians and are guarnteed to grip some slapper, Blackpool is great.The Hitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007793676288933155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155820450217280812006-08-17T14:14:00.000+01:002006-08-17T14:14:00.000+01:00Blackpool has faults but this is definitely a "dis...Blackpool has faults but this is definitely a "disproportionate response"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155819808369575242006-08-17T14:03:00.000+01:002006-08-17T14:03:00.000+01:00The better thing about Bournemouth over Blackpool ...The better thing about Bournemouth over Blackpool is the cost of the hotel. For 5 nights last year in Blackpool it only worked out for £18 per night, in Bournemouth for the same this year I am paying £50 per night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155818362598588472006-08-17T13:39:00.000+01:002006-08-17T13:39:00.000+01:00Nonsense article, Iain. Blackpool is great! It is ...Nonsense article, Iain. Blackpool is great! It is full of character, friendly guest house hosts (I've never been insulted yet... totally opposite to Bournemouth who are really rude), good fish and chips, the Blackpool tower (!!) and a conference centre with a great character.<BR/><BR/>The Imperial is also without doubt the more superior Conference Hotel too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155817357701557042006-08-17T13:22:00.001+01:002006-08-17T13:22:00.001+01:00I quite like Blackpool. I dont see why people moan...I quite like Blackpool. I dont see why people moan about is so much. Last October a big group of us went us on the Saturday before Conference. We had a great time mingling with the locals on Saturday night and spent Sunday at the Pleasure Beach. I will definitely make the trip up again.Jeremy Moultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033609556386049865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155817346234853852006-08-17T13:22:00.000+01:002006-08-17T13:22:00.000+01:00I quite like Blackpool. I dont see why people moan...I quite like Blackpool. I dont see why people moan about is so much. Last October a big group of us went us on the Saturday before Conference. We had a great time mingling with the locals on Saturday night and spent Sunday at the Pleasure Beach. I will definitely make the trip up again.Jeremy Moultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033609556386049865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155817205348195872006-08-17T13:20:00.000+01:002006-08-17T13:20:00.000+01:00Now that the excellent September Brasserie has clo...Now that the excellent September Brasserie has closed the only decent attraction in Blackpool is Funny Girls nightclub.<BR/><BR/>Is it worth a 500 mile round trip to see Basil Newbies Dancing Trannies ? Sadly, I suspect not.<BR/><BR/>I remember attending one party conference in Blackpool back in the early 1990's. I had given a lift to my constituency treasurer, who had never set foot north of Winchester. <BR/><BR/>As he stepped out of my car in front of Ron's Seaview Holiday Flatlets, resplendent in his chalk stripe suit and Thomas Pink shirt, he took one look at the Golden Mile and said, "Oh my God - if Blackpoor where a woman she would be a tart".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155815518192220382006-08-17T12:51:00.000+01:002006-08-17T12:51:00.000+01:00But only lackpool's promoting a campaign to be mad...But only lackpool's promoting a campaign to be made a registered World Heritage Centre...........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155815250594644402006-08-17T12:47:00.000+01:002006-08-17T12:47:00.000+01:00Interesting fact - the Conservative Party doesn't ...Interesting fact - the Conservative Party doesn't actaully have a Party Conference - a company called CUCO Conferences helds the conference. If the Conservative Party had a conference it would have to disclose to the Electoral Commission all the sponsorship received as donations and to include the results of the conference in its accounts - none of which happens at present.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com