"Howe maintained he had not been giving a black power salute, however, merely that he had been swatting a fly.The London magazine "City Limits" (October 20, 1988) gave extensive coverage to what they called the "Tories' Loony Fringe" activities at the Conservative Conference at Brighton that month, and reported extensively on the CFB's extravagant reception, described as a 'celebration' on the invitation, but in CFB pamphlets as the "Margaret Thatcher Birthday Spectacular".