tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732919976442735382.post3581184684030579260..comments2023-10-08T10:24:24.396+01:00Comments on Stephen's Liberal Journal: Extra Night Accomodation - The Lib Dem Conference debacleStephen Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732919976442735382.post-91295012907340666072016-01-15T17:30:30.282+00:002016-01-15T17:30:30.282+00:00I think I can just about make it home (to Manchest...I think I can just about make it home (to Manchester) on the Tuesday evening, but I definitely have to travel down on the Friday - even if I got the 5:25 first train, I wouldn't be in Brighton before 9:40 on the Saturday (and I'd have to go to the hotel to get rid of my luggage before I could do anything in the conference, which means not getting there until 10:30 or so), and it's at least five hours' drive, so I'd be up even earlier to drive.<br /><br />And I'm travelling half the distance that people are from Scotland, and I can walk from home to a mainline railway station - if you're travelling from somewhere more suburban or rural you have to get to that mainline station, and your local trains are not going to be running at five o'clock on a Saturday morning!Richard Gadsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10545595590359552775noreply@blogger.com