As the Conservatives seek to recast themselves as a modern party, au fait with iPods and fretting over carbon footprints, Tories have eagerly been following their leader into the blogosphere - and the blue blogs have been abuzz with gossip and vim this week from the party’s conference in Bournemouth.

David Cameron himself snatched a moment to reply to comments posted on his new site, webcameron, responding at length to one reader who pledged his vote to whoever put more money in his pocket.