Allister Heath appointed Editor of City AM

I must start by declaring an interest. I've known Allister Heath for over ten years, since we attended the London School of Economics together in the late 1990s. It was announced yesterday that Allister has been appointed Editor of City AM, the influential business daily with a circulation of just under 100,000. This is fantastic news because as Economics Editor and then Editor of The Business, Allister has been at the forefront of holding the Government to account for its mishandling of the economy and for arguing the case for lower taxes and a more free market approach from all the political parties. It is now mainstream opinion to criticise Gordon Brown for his raid on pension funds, the sale of gold when prices were low or declining public sector productivity, but Allister led the way in honing these critiques before they were fashionable. His appointment is definitely a victory for the good guys.