George Osborne, the Shadow Chancellor and Tory election co-ordinator, will be contributing to Coffee House throughout conference. Here is his first entry:
The first full day of conference. Morning meeting at 8am with David and the team, setting out exactly what we’ll do today. Much as I’d like to share the details, I cannot, even with you, dear Coffee House reader. Then onto Sky’s Adam Boulton programme in the studio overlooking the conference. Snippet in case you missed it: Adam: “Are you going to introduce out of hours supermarket parking charges?” Me: “No.” Who says politicians can’t give a straight answer?
Watched William Hague’s barnstorming speech on TV from my hotel room, while working on my own speech tomorrow. As his former speechwriter, it reminded me that penning speeches for William Hague was a bit like singing backing vocals for Aretha Franklin.
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