Tory conference: for hardworking shoppers

Normally party conference exhibitions are made up of stalls from special interest groups on high-speed rail, trade unions, campaigns for responsible drinking or real ale, and some confusing stands advertising big companies with a large TV in the middle. But every year at the Conservative party conference, delegates enjoy a shopping spree, as well as being chased down by someone with a petition clipboard. There’s the Harvey Nichols stand:

A nice rugged country Tory shirt stall:

And a jumper stall:

As well as evening wear, should you find yourself without something to wear at tonight’s receptions in the Midland Hotel:

As for Tory attack dogs, well, they’ve got an entire stall dedicated to them:

And of course there’s Margaret Thatcher memorabilia on sale:

You can even buy the Iron Lady in your own life a lovely pearl necklace:

…but, really, that’s nowhere near as impressive as these Ukip pendants on sale at that party’s conference in London a week and a half ago: