Edgy (with current apt updates) -- Alacarte won't start

[Miles Lane]

$ alacarte
/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/gtk-2.0/bonobo/__init__.py:
inconsistent use of tabs and spaces in indentation
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 36, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 32, in main
    app = MainWindow(datadir, version, sys.argv)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line
45, in __init__
    self.editor = MenuEditor()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line
36, in __init__
    self.__loadMenus()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line
58, in __loadMenus
    self.save(True)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line
62, in save
    fd = open(getattr(self, menu).path, 'w')
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied:
'/home/miles/.config/menus/applications.menu'