Conference diary: Labour's sunny spells
Alastair Harper says Ed Miliband has put the environment back into political discourse, but Labour needs to show the public are part of its plans
I am by the beach, in perfect weather and this is my office for the last few days. In between stuffy round-table debates on the energy gap, people are swimming in the sea. It is hard not to feel optimistic...
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