Why on earth would anyone go to a British party conference?
A short guide to an odd political ritual
There are bow ties and waistcoats, blazers and cigars. The men have pink faces, smooth cheeks and the air of people who would get bread rolls thrown at them in an Evelyn Waugh adaptation. Almost everyone looks as though they were bullied at school, or at the very least should have been. Absolutely everyone seems drunk. It is evening at the Tory party conference.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Party time”
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