Conrad Black may have had top billing on the ticket stubs but this was definitely the George Galloway show.
A screening of Canadian journalists Rick Caine and Debbie Melnyk's documentary, The Last Press Baron, which detailed Black's bullying rise and shameful fall as head of his own publishing empire, kicked off a discussion about honesty in politics and the media.
Disgraced former Tory MP Jonathan Aitken was candid about his personal and political failings, which eventually saw him impaled on the sword of truth when his lies in court ended with him in prison.
But he was overshadowed by the new Member for Bethnal Green and Bow.
From the moment Anthony Seldon, who expertly chaired the proceedings, mentioned his recent and very impressive verbal smiting of US senators, prompting a burst of applause from the audience, Galloway (pictured) was in his element.
Whatever you think of his politics or personality, with his thick Scottish brogue, sharp wit and powerful rhetoric, the man known as Gorgeous is fantastic to listen to. Okay, so he's so vain that, as they say in his native Glasgow, if he was made of chocolate, he'd eat himself.
But if all MPs shared Galloway's passion, politics would be far more entertaining.
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