Mentioned in Dispatches

Crikey - the Google alerts are fair going daft this morning...

Someone called Mark Wadsworth is having a bit of a go here and here. The crux of it is he believes in a Land Value Tax, while I think LIT is the way to go. We've had a disagreement in his comments section about the effects of LIT, but it seems to be getting a wee bit lively. Anyway, go and take a look and let us know where you think one, the other or perhaps even both are going wrong.

Of greater consequence, my good pal Angus MacNeil MP has been busy scribbling away on LIT for 'Comment is Free' over at the Guardian, and he's been kind enough to give me a little mention. I knew all those hours trawling Treasury and HMRC reports would reap a dividend one day... :-)

Scottish Politician of the Year - Update

Well, the votes are in... many congratulations to all of the winners:

Best Scot at Westminster - Angus MacNeil MP (SNP)

Donald Dewar Debater of the Year - Tavish Scott MSP (Lib Dem)

The Committee Award - Justice 1 Committee

Free Spirit of the Year Award - Karen Gillon MSP (Labour)

The Johnnie Walker Award for Progress - The Green Group

Public Campaign/Campaigner of the Year - Sakchai Makao Campaign

Scottish Politician of the Year - Andy Kerr MSP (Labour)

Special congratulations are due to Angus MacNeil, who earlier in the day was announced as the winner of the Spectator magazine's Inquisitor Of The Year award for his initiation of the inquiry into cash-for-peerages. As he himself asks, after receiving such a great political honour: who does he have to pay?