Congratulations to Dave Hartnett. The HMRC director general may not quite have won his battle against tax avoiders yet but he has won an award for his podcasts, courtesy of the Institute of Financial Accountants. It's an innovative approach to improving communication with taxpayers and was deservedly recognized.

I was surprised (and flattered) to be recognised in the same awards. Rachel Bridge of the Sunday Times and I were winners in the Business Finance Journalist of the Year in the print category, while John Humpryhs and Adrian Chiles won the radio and TV awards respectively.