Archive for 'labourlist'
Who says Labour people can’t do web?
A couple of (broadly) Labour-related online developments of note late last week.
One was the relaunch of LabourList, just in time for conference. Alex Smith has done great things editorially since taking control of the website in the wake of Drapergate, and entirely deserved the recognition of a high ranking in Iain Dale's annual poll of [...]
|
 |
Draper’s defiant departure
I must admit, I thought he'd gone already. But finally last night, the formal resignation of Derek Draper from LabourList. It's very revealing.
'Of course I regret ever receiving the infamous email [from Damian McBride],' he states in the opening paragraph - placing the blame squarely on the sender of that email, and casting himself as [...]
|
 |
When two blogs go to war
In the red corner, fighting out of Berkeley, California, the challenger - Derek Draper. His opponent, heavyweight champion of the Blogosphere, Paul 'Guido' Staines. Your referee for this afternoon's contest is Mr Andrew Neil.
When the BBC's Daily Politics finally brought two of political blogging's most inflammatory characters face to face, sparks inevitably flew: see the [...]
|
 |
Cabinet ministers to blog on LabourList
Much excitement over the weekend at the launch of LabourList, describing itself as 'the must read online forum for Labour minded people'. Edited by Derek Draper, taking three days a week (he tells the Mail On Sunday) out of his job as a psychotherapist, the site is keen to stress its independence; but nobody's doubting [...]
|
 |