Day 1 in the UK started with no less than a 10 hour meeting with our UK team.
After the culinary wonderland of Paris, Air France's two attempts to leave Paris and subsequent late arrival meant that our dinner options in Manchester were extremely limited. We ended up doing room service sandwiches. A choice of one – "cheese and tomato". The cheese was grated and from a bag and the bread was whiter than whiter. An emptier carbohydrate would have been impossible to find.
Our meeting was very productive and we closed the day with a meal at the local pub where the massive choice of beer had Jeff completely perplexed.
It was also "Banger's Day"…
Today we head south from Manchester to London to meet the press.
the early years 