‘Lord Cashpoint’ exacts his revenge

A Question of Honour. By Lord Michael Levy, Simon & Schuster, €22.20

A Question of Honour. By Lord Michael Levy, Simon & Schuster, €22.20

Michael Levy made a lot of money in the 1970s managing singers like Chris Rea and Alvin Stardust, but the pop world wasn’t quite big enough for him.

Politics was, and he swiftly moved up the ladder as a fundraiser of formidable abilities.

He was Labour’s chief moneyman for three general elections, all of which they won comfortably, and so tireless ...