We are now two thirds the way through conference season – only the Tory one to go and then normal politics resumes.

Before this conference season started I thought that the Lib Dem one would be the most interesting and the Labour one the least. How wrong I was. Last week in Birmingham it was a bit boring and the roastings that were predicted for Nick Clegg didn’t happen.

Labour in Liverpool has been extraordinary with people continuing to talk about Miliband’s speech.

Have a great weekend which opens, of course, with the crucial RU World Cup match between England and Scotland.

@MikeSmithsonPB