Top Scottish Blogs

Well, it's all over, the Top Scottish Blogs are out and the top order has been given a good shake.

First up, I am delighted with 2nd so thanks very much for any votes that came my way and for those with a particular interest (or even a financial one!) I'm sorry I couldn't overhaul Tom Harris, the Usain Bolt of Scottish blogging.

Seriously, I reckon Tom's blog is ace. And perhaps I indulged in some scurrilous tactical voting of my own by not lending him a vote or 7 when he was kind enough to give me his 3rd spot.

So congratulations to the man for the dual win of Top MP and Top Scottish blog. Is there an MP out there who comes close to doing what he does online? I know blogging and doing your job are two different things (some would say mutually exclusive) but it's pretty clear Tom is indeed wasted on the backbenches.

I must admit I'd never heard of the excellently-named Underdogs Bite Upwards who finished third so I will correct my myopic view of the Scottish blogosphere forthwith (as I'm sure the next editor of the Scottish Round Up will!)

And congratulations to high flyers Malc in the Burgh and Caron Lindsay, the highest placed female in the list I reckon?

Also an awesome effort from top ten new entrants Yousuf and Scottish Unionist.


But looking up and down the list (and swapping Malc's 'SNP' label with J Arthur MacNumpty's 'NA'), one has to wonder if the SNP dominance of the Scottish blogosphere is at an end?