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Paul Williamson from Deloitte »It may not have been as incident-filled as the Brit Awards - with Sharon Osborne berating a far-from-sober Vic Reeves and Amy Winehouse making her comeback from rehab - but last week's North East business awards were certainly entertaining.
Ok, so host Wendy Gibson may not have caused as much controversy as Ozzie's missus but her slick presenting skills coupled with hilarious gags from funnyman Nick Davies made for a cracking night all round.
One observation made by the Mancunian comic was how divided the North East is geographically. "The Tyne is hardly the Orinocco" he said to express his confusion at why Newcastle and Gateshead are separate cities.
He also brought up the true story of the Geordie granny who woke up with a Jamaican accent - remember her?
But away from the stage, down among the sea of tuxedos and black dresses, one thing that struck me was the sheer diversity of businesses on show - and this was just the Tyneside and Northumberland heat of the awards.
Alongside international industrial giants like Wellstream, there were drug discovery companies, a firm which makes hi-tech sensors and various nanotechnology groups.
We've certainly come a long way since the demise of our great industries under the Iron Lady's reign.
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