I knew you would be first.;-) :-o

He happened to read this ng and decided you were a prat?

LOL. I don't think so - but who knows!:-o

"Damien Bedd" is not my real name anyway. (I would have thought that
this was obvious?)

I'm only joking so don't go all heavy on me

WHY YOU LITTLE... [censored] [censored] [censored] [censored]
[censored] !!!:-( :-( :-(

Is that "easy" enough?:-p

Who is the secretary of state for international development anyway,

The Rt Hon Member of Parliament for Leeds Central, HILARY BENN.

and why would he/she be scheduled to meet you?

He was one of three MPs - if the most prominent, nationally - who was
doing a talk on "Trade Justice and International Development". I was
EXCLUSIVELY invited to it.

Why? Because I am a GENIUS!:-)

Was Will Hand INVITED to this? NO! Damien was!!!:-(

Perhaps he/she was snowed in, that would be irony for you

LOL. I don't think so. Huddersfield is quite dry at the moment, though
a *little* damp by the river.

He was there, anyway. So was, to my surprise, TWO - the number, not the
website:-) - of our local MPs.

D.