Is there any greater anthropological experiment than the Lib Dems’ annual conference? Britain’s third party has not had such a jamboree since 2019 and the delegates are determined to make the most of it. Mr S certainly saw some sights at last night’s disco, where Munira Wilson and Wendy Chamberlain were among the MPs to man the decks.
‘You say Brexit, I say bollocks’ was one of the chants of the night, as young hopefuls mingled with old veterans. Never has the Cha Cha Slide been conducted in quite the same way before, with many of the same party animals looking forward to tomorrow night’s Glee Club. As one attendee put it to Mr S: ‘It’s much like the Truman Show – there are so few characters, you keep bumping into the same faces at these things.’
Today the focus has been on deputy leader Daisy Cooper’s address to the party faithful. But away from the main hall, Steerpike has been checking out the fringe events and seeing the merchandise on sale to the hardcore orange activist. Below is a selection of images from an event that is truly Beyond the Fringe...
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