Eton Mess

David Cameron’s bio states that booking him offers an ‘unrivalled perspective on the future of the European Union’. This rings a little hollow when set against the referendum result. Corridor has also been told that an old-school friend had been hoping Cameron might sign up with him, but was passed over in favour of the Washington Speakers Bureau. “It was a pure money thing,” we’re told. But at £120,000 for a recent one-hour speech, it’s unsurprising that old school ties don’t count for much.

David Cameron’s bio states that booking him offers an ‘unrivalled perspective on the future of the European Union’. This rings a little hollow when set against the referendum result. Corridor has also been told that an old-school friend had been hoping Cameron might sign up with him, but was passed over in favour of the Washington Speakers Bureau. “It was a pure money thing,” we’re told. But at £120,000 for a recent one-hour speech, it’s unsurprising that old school ties don’t count
for much.

31st January 2020