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:
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