Freedom talks

On Thursday I nipped up to Birmingham to meet Simon Richards, director of the Freedom Association. Birmingham is to host this year's Conservative party conference and Simon and I are exploring some form of joint initiative. He has found what promises to be an excellent venue and I am excited that as well as speaker meetings and debates, there is scope to be even more ambitious. Our exact plans are under wraps but expect more details in the spring. Ditto our events at the Labour conference in Manchester and the LibDem conference in Bournemouth.