When a political party gathers for its annual conference, the host city (or at least the political and security bubble that surrounds the conference centre) becomes home to feverish and partisan political chat.
What is different about the next few days is Manchester is also a city in mourning after the horrific attack on Thursday.
There is, of course, still sharp political argument here but the emotional and practical backdrop is one of grief, fear and an ongoing police investigation.
This reads more like a list of reasons why multiculturalism has virtually destroyed Britain.
Related … Men jailed for violence outside Essex asylum hotel
Three men who pushed, punched and kicked police officers during protests outside The Bell Hotel in Epping have become the first to be jailed for the disorder.
Stuart Williams, 36, Dean Smith, 51, and Martin Peagram, 33, were part of a “peaceful protest that descended into serious public disorder” in the Essex town on 17 July, prosecutors said.
They were “motivated by hostilities” towards asylum seekers being housed at the hotel after one was charged with two sexual assaults, Chelmsford Crown Court was told.
“Motivated by hostilities” means The Elites know their time is short and are scared shitless.
