Conference 2009: Day Three Summary
The third day of Conference was set to be the big one. Prospective MP Colin Swinell hoping to speak in the Housing debate and of course the leaders speech by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Unfortunately, the Chair of the Housing debate neglected to chose the best speaker, and Colin refocused his speech towards the Communities debate, set for Wednesday morning.
After the morning session ended, the hall was emptied in preparation for the leaders Speech. Huge queues formed in the Brighton Centre with everyone buzzing with anticipation for the speech.
Gordon delivered.
In a fantastic fightback speech, Gordon laid out important future policies for the next manifesto but also reassured everybody that the fantastic work the Labour government has done in the past 12 years will be maintained. Ensuring that the ‘green shoots’ of economic recovery would be nurtured and made safe, Prime Minister Brown invigorated the room making everyone want to go out and take the fight to the Tories.
The Prime Minister outlined interesting plans;
- Change for a new society, with measures to tackle anti social behaviour, offer of new social care for elderly people and additional funding for local authorities to keep them in their homes.
- Change of new politics, with any MP guilty of gross financial misconduct are recalled and a modernisation of our democracy with a new voting system.
- Change for a new economy, with tough new rules for bankers and a new legal obligation for fiscal responsibility.
Colin made his live television debut speaking to The Daily Politics show before and after the Prime Minister’s key note speech, giving his honest and forthright opinion on the Prime Minister’s performance and Labour’s plans for the next parliament.
