Labour are holding their annual northern conference, which kicked off at last night’s private gala dinner and auction hosted by Jeremy Corbyn and Tom Watson. Interest piqued at one lot in particular – a copy of Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book, signed by Tom and Jerry themselves. According to a co-conspirator in the room, the pocket-sized communist pamphlet went to a lucky bidder for £400. As Mao once said, “a revolution is not a dinner party…”