It was so taxing...

The highlight of my evening at the 2007 Tax Awards was the anouncement of the Tax Personality of the Year Award (surely an oxymoron!). At a glittering event held in the Hilton Hotel, on Park Lane, 700 of the finest stereotypes in London spent over 4 hours locked in mutual self congratulation.

I was fortunately insulated from the intense heat of professional worship by the VAT specialist seated beside me and a riveting conversation on the merits of Land Tax - Section 4, sub-point B is zzz zzz zzz (Oh sorry. Did I nod off for a moment).