"You cannot hope to bribe or twist (thank God) the British journalist," Humbert Wolfe wrote. But it's always worth a try, and so I have to commend the Tories for handing out what has to be the best conference "goodie bag" I've ever received.
There's a smart wooden pen, an attractive 2009 diary, a few sweets, a memory stick and a set of postcards. But, in a stroke of genius, they've also included a packet of Nurofen.
Party conferences often involve alcohol, late nights, tedious speeches, too much staring at a computer screen, stuffy press rooms, and more alcohol. A packet of Nurofen could be very useful indeed. If you think the press coverage the Tories are getting is too favourable, this could be why.
