The exhibitors’ area at the conference is huge this year – the biggest I can ever remember.
Yesterday, I went on a tour of the stands and met a number of the exhibitors, including NHS procurement (pictured), the Kennel Club, the RNID, where I took a hearing test in a blue telephone box and Sky TV, where I was given a demo of the new Sky 3D system (unbelievable, but requiring the wearing of rather outré spectacles; the photograph recording the experience has been suppressed in order to protect the innocent, i.e., me).
The Conservative merchandising stand had a huge array of must-buys, including the obligatory teddy bears; somewhat over-the-top Christmas tree decorations; lurid, besloganned t-shirts and some fantastic retro posters, which I must get for the Association office.
