Well, here I am at 0900 at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton and....nobody's here. Because...they're all still crawling out of bed with a hangover no doubt, as this whole event is apparently one big notorious piss-up. You might think there was a huge gulf between politicians and musicians, but they actually have quite a bit in common.

For a start check out the fringe events wth the free food and you can guarantee they are packed out, no matter what the subject of the debate if you can score yourself a chicken wing and a strawberry meringue. Work hard, play hard would seem to be a good motto for both. Clearly the delegates don't relish an early morning, much like many of my fellow musos...