Joanna Lumley may be a good time girl but this week she is “absolutely fabulous” as far as Think Scotland and the majority of Brits are concerned.

Ms Lumley’s fight to ensure every Gurkha veteran is allowed to stay in the UK, should they decide they wish to do so, is supported by the vast majority of decent people in this country and this week she showed just how powerful the media and proper use of the english language can be. Making Immigration Minister, Phil Woolas MP, meet with her was one thing but to persuade him to make an impromptu press conference at which she was able to embarrass the Minister into agreeing to her every demand was quite genius.

A week in politics can be a long time and the fight for Gurkha’s will undoubtedly go on.  But for sheer persistence and for a very public lesson in media management this weeks !Award of the Week” goes to JOANNA LUMLEY.