“If you’re going to say something radical, make sure you wear a suit”. This is the solitary piece of advice Alex Salmond’s grandfather is said to have sent him packing with as he started his career in politics thirty years ago.
As party conference season draws to an end, it’s this advice which separates the two main parties in British politics, and defines their current trajectory. One side gets it, the other ignores it.
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