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There's not many edge cases that could manipulate things in that way. However, after the Corbyn speech, McDonnell did a piece with BBC and was asked about foreign-owned companies. His response was simply that if a company operated in the UK then they will come under the scheme. That's all well...

I clearly have the wrong idea about what an opposition party was all about. Holding the government to account was, I thought, pretty key. I genuinely didn't realise it was actually "Let them get on with it, and we'll worry about stuff when it's out turn".

Just back from walking the dog and switched on to Corbyn. Is that the most ill-fitting suit in history?

If someone who has voted for all three major political parties, is self-employed, has a real vested interest in education due to having young children going through our system is not the current Labour Party's target audience then they may need to re-think their strategy.

Ah, so Labour have been largely absent from discussions on the most critical issue facing this country for a generation because they've been working on pie-in-the-sky policies that are wholly unpractical. Gotcha. I'm sold - where do I vote?

Well, yes, Amazon UK is wholly owned by Amazon EU Sarl in Luxembourg which is wholly owned by Amazon.com in the US. Without looking, I'm sure Amazon UK has never paid a dividend and likely never will. Giving employees (up to) 10% of Amazon UK's shares delivers them no benefit at all.

The main man is on stage this afternoon, which is going to be something. Lots of good talk to come about upping our game on renewables, with associated economic benefits. Unfortunately for JC, even with the "radical" proposals he is announcing today, Greenpeace still seem to place Labour behind...

Which was my point - the statistic is meaningless as people are agreeing to something they don't understand. A bit like leaving the EU.

Indeed, although a bigger question for me is what happens to companies with UK subsidiaries with large workforces, the likes of Amazon and Starbucks - companies people love to hate, yet use in their millions. I can't see how UK plc could essentially seize shares and associated rights from...

I had: "Labour have proposed making companies with over 250 employees put 10% of their shares into a workers fund, which would pay dividends out to the company's employees. Do you think this is a good or bad idea?" Source...

I'm amazed that 71% of people can understand it enough to form a judgement. I've worked in the employee share plans industry, and I'm not sure I get it.

For some. You said "Most politicians are in it for themselves" - I think that most are the complete opposite. Most have no hope of reaching the top of the political ladder, and have no ambition to get there. They work mainly for the benefit of their constituency, whilst retaining some regard for...

I think if you're solely into self-serving then relative to being an MP there are numerous jobs that are considerably better paying, involve far less work and also don't carry the risk the occasional nut job trying to kill you. I'm not sure "be an MP" would be anywhere near the top of my list.

Particularly given another delegate took to the stage to ask why he had been refused permission to display a European flag.

You've lost me again. You're backing up your point that the BBC is biased towards the Conservative Party by showing a graph that puts their QT representation level with Labour and behind UKIP? How does that demonstrate Tory bias?

I vaguely remember a John Parker yes. To interject on an earlier point I've just read though, Profit Sharing shares are certainly not "freebies" as they were described. Often they were or are taken in lieu of a cash payment. Foregoing, say, £2,000 cash today to take shares in the hope of...

All starting to get a bit tasty.

I like Keir Starmer a lot, however his part in the utterly ridiculous trial of Paul Chambers is a significant blot on his copybook.

I'm not looking to debate the point being made here, but those two gentlemen get a lot of airtime because they have been involved in so much that is newsworthy. It really isn't much more complicated than that.

Blimey, I'd completely forgotten John McDonnell existed until today. When was the last time the Shadow Chancellor did or said anything of substance before today? Hopefully he'll crawl back to the same hole once he's done at this conference, never to be seen again.