Good old Boris! What a guy! I write to ask him to sponsor my charity run in the London Marathon, and back comes the offer of 44Hp a word for a Spectator diary. So here it is (those last few words work out at more than 20p a letter – brilliant). And Boris being so personally loaded with his multimedia earnings, like columns, books, quiz shows, supermarket openings and appearances in Parliament, there’s no doubt a big personal cheque to follow. Top man.
Boris is not the only press magnate to respond to my appeal. Mark Seddon, editor of cash-strapped Tribune, has offered a great item for auction – George Orwell’s stapler. Given Tribune’s continuing financial problems, that really is an act of generosity. Bids for the said item, ladies and gentlemen, are now open. Our biggest fundraiser so far has been a Manchester United shirt signed by the Champions League-winning squad, which raised a £15,000 reserve from the Daily Mirror.
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