Each Political Party will have the same reason to regard this year's conference with interest. In a word  - leadership.

In chronological order:

1) Lib Dems.

Having ousted Charles Kennedy to boost their chances against the Conservatives the LDs now find their popularity on the wain. This is as much to do with the rising popularity of David Cameron and the Tories as much as it may be that poor old Ming Campbell is simply not projecting much of a statemanlike image, or that Charlie Kennedy still haunts the Party. Then there are the golden boys looking on from the sideline, waiting for their chance - Nick Clegg, David Laws and no doubt several oddballs. This could get very messy.

2) Labour.

Will Tony Blair name the day? His authority is constantly being challenged and the Labour Party grows more fractious by the day. Will Gordon stop speaking in code and spell it out to Tony? What will happen on the fringe? Again, this could get messy.

3) Conservatives.

This is David Cameron's first party conference as Leader. he will want to stamp his authority on the conference and present the Conservatives as a united and disciplined force to be reckoned with. As usual, the journalists will want to find issue with what goes on in Bournemouth, particularly if they feel that having reported bloodshed at the Lib Dem and Labour conferences they should treat the Tories 'fairly'. Nevertheless, the Conservative have the best prospects for a good party conference and despite some minor controversies within the Party there are plenty of reason to be cheerful - like being ahead in the polls clearly and consistently. Government beckons.

No, we're not finished yet...

4) UKIP.

It may not be the big event that the other parties have, but the Purple people do have a party conference. Where? We don't know. What we do know is that following Roger Knapman's resignation as Leader, the UKIP have been choosing a new maximum leader. He will be unveiled at the UKIP Party Conference.

This, frustratingly for the Purple people, will largely go unreported. That would not have been the case had Kilroy-Silk been in the running, but since we are talking about a collection of MEPs and nobodies slugging it out in a typically rowdy UKIP  brawl it is likely that the outcome of this contest ranks alongside other minor curiosity value items in the eyes of the media.

We're not sure what the Greens are up to. In the past they haven't had a leader which is a bit sad, but we do hope they have a nice conference. Will it be carbon neutral?

Enjoy the conference season. It should be interesting.