Until the party takes climate change seriously and reframes the case for conservatism it will struggle to attract new supportManchester has always seemed an unlikely dwelling to host a Conservative party conference. Since the Peterloo Massacre of 1819,in which 15 peaceful protesters were killed and hundreds injured by a Tory-recruited cavalry, the left has stoked the city’s memory of proletariat martyrdom. Mancunians rightly point out that the mobs that regularly harass arriving Tory delegates are swelled by out-of-towner activists. But the citys more courteous discomfort with its Tory guests – expressed in the new Jeremy Corbyn posters now littering shop fronts – is one reason I understand that the party won’t be renewing its three-year contract with Manchester Central. Related: Roll up to see whether Theresa can please everyone in the expansive top | Andrew Rawnsley Continue reading...
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