Decades ago I actually was allowed to experience two separate Cabinet meetings for very, very brief periods, representing the then Ministry of Information.
Now, every meeting of the Cabinet of ministers serving government and the people should be absolutely serious events. However, I remember trivia about the one under Forbes Burnham. He had every minister foot the lunch bill for one of the weekly sessions. At the Hoyte session a dead serious Prezzie Dessie advised me to rejoin “the party” and get “elected” if I wished to be at Cabinet sessions more frequently. (Incidentally, many then seemed to fear Prime Minister Reid and Prime Minister Hoyte. I never had a reason to.)
