7th October, 2010, 9:04 am

Cameron’s speech – reactions: 8 in the morning – October 7th

Mark Ferguson

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* Steve Richards gives a comprehensive review of Cameron’s speech.

* The Tories don’t buy the Big Society…

* Meanwhile we brought you the real story behind Cameron’s speech…

* These have been cautious party conferences, says Sir Michael White.

* Labour MPs await the results of the shadow cabinet election.

* Labour only 2% behind the Tories in the latest tracker poll.

* High contributions have been recommended for public sector pensions.

* And Universities have warned against “misplaced cuts”.

Mark Ferguson

Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015.

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