Posted 12:22 PM by Paul
I Had that Greg Dyke in the Back of the Cab Once - Nice Bloke

I met Greg Dyke once in May 1997, a couple of days after the Labour landslide. I was taking the minutes at a meeting about the redevelopment of Wembley stadium. Being way down the food chain, I wasn't actually meant to converse with the Great and Good who attended these monthly breakfast events. I handed out the paperwork and took the notes. A Tory Lord came for the coffee and biscuits before business kicked off and mournfully exclaimed,

"When we are looking for a CEO for Wembley there will be plenty of former Tory ministers to choice from"

Greg Dyke quipped back in his best London accent.

" Yeh, but what earthly use would they be to us?"

Noticing that I was grinning from ear to ear, he said to me;

" Great, isn't it? I have been waiting a very long time to see the back of this lot and see Labour back in."

I wonder how he feels about Labour tonight?