Lord Wilson's wit

Mary and I attended a dinner at Emmanuel College, Cambridge where the guest of honour and speaker was the Master, Lord Wilson - the former Cabinet Secretary. He made a brilliantly witty and irreverant speech, allowing us an insight into what it's like to be the cabinet secretary. He spoke of his time under three prime ministers, Thatcher, Major and Blair, and although he was fairly guarded when asked questions, it became clear that Alastair Campbell was not on his Christmas card list. The dinner was in aid of The Sick Children's Trust and there was a £5 raffle, drawn by Lord Wilson following the meal. I've mentioned this before, but we must be the only country on earth who think that £5 raffles are a clever way of raising money.