An amusing anecdote concerning Lord Levy surfaces in this month's Red Pepper magazine.
It digs out an old interview with former Labour fundraiser Henry Drucker (Mr Drucker died of a heart attack in 2002, sadly).
There he tells of an almighty falling out with the then plain Michael Levy over the funding of "blind trusts" for the leader's office.
Mr Blair was at the time - 1996 - leader of the opposition, and Mr Drucker was somewhat sceptical that recipients of the blind trusts had no idea who the donors were.
But the most telling moment comes when Mr Drucker announced to Mr Levy he was resigning over the issue. In a personal audience at Lord Levy's "beautiful...but showy" north London mansion, he got a 15 minute "blowdryer" treatment, the incandescent fundraiser pacing the room before throwing Mr Drucker out - but not before remembering his manners.
"Oh, I didn't offer you coffee," Lord Levy aplogises. "Unfortunately, my wife is out, the servants are at the other end of the house and I don't know how to make it!" - before resuming his tirade.
