A leader’s speech at a party conference is not complete without a list of things the speaker likes about Britain.
Robert Jenrick is not officially the leader of the Tory Party and his conference speech was mainly a long list of what he hates about Britain.
He did however manage a little list of things he likes. These include:
Big skies over the flat acres of Nottinghamshire.
The best farmers, food, and drink in the world: from Aberdeen Angus beef to Hawkstone Lager.
A love of pubs, a love of animals.
The common law, jury trials, a Royal Family so admired that they make the most powerful man in the world go weak at the knees, a military that has defeated every force on the planet.
The roar of the crowd at Twickenham when the Red Roses beat the Canadians, or Chris Woakes, arm in a sling, goes out to bat at the Oval.
The reference to Hawkstone Lager is of particular interest as conference speeches are not usually used to promote commercial products. Hawkstone Lager is promoted by Jeremy Clarkson. Fortunately it is not brewed by him but by Cotswold Brewing who are very good at it.
You never know with the Tory Party but I presume the mention was gratis rather than paid for
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