21.   If the Labour party were in power, there would be no capital receipts.

22.   If there is a party with an absolute majority in the lower house it will form the government.

23.   In a hotel ballroom in Des Moines, the post-caucuses victory party was low-key but had a quiet inevitability.

24.   In the event of two or more applicants for the same franchise, both parties will be able to submit higher bids.

25.   Like most major issues where big money is involved, neither party is exactly a profile in courage.

26.   Like social movements, political parties are a modern phenomenon.

27.   Notes Large coach parties will be split into smaller groups.

28.   On the first day of the conference all parties were able to keep a grip on themselves and talk calmly.