And there was too much evidence of the view that one more heave for power will do. It won’t. With all eyes having been on the Government, Labour can get away with one conference like this one.
Such are the changes infiltrating society that now long-serving criminals are helping supply the soundtrack to the big throwdown. But while all eyes are on the hot-spots of Eastern Europe the real action is taking place in clubland. You don’t have to get stuck into Sky to hear the cry Burn Hollywood Burn.
The FT-SE 100 Index shed around 4 points at 2717.9 at the close but over the next few weeks all eyes will be on the pound.