Partly in an attempt to level things with the right, Derek Draper (Mr Kate Garraway) has launched the brand spanking new Labour List. The newly rejuvented WillParbury has some advice for DD here after publicly pointing out that he was left off the guest list of the Draper Labour blog summit earlier. I was not invited either, same goes for Chris Paul who now enthuses about LL.
Cartoonist Matt Buck also welcomes the new arrival in a thoughtful post on satire. A valiant attempt to even the score. Let’s hope it prospers longer than LabourOutlook and doesn’t get sued like LabourHome – see here. This blog will be watching.
PS More words of sympathy on the Labourhome McLibel case from Socialist Unity and Labourleftforum. I know there is a credit crunch on but if you have spare dosh, Alex Hilton would be a happy beneficiary.
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January 13, 2009 at 12:09 pm
parburypolitica
I think it’s worth mentioning I did not point out that I had been left off the guest list. First of all I would have been rather suprised to have been invited as when the meeting happend I had hardly posted in the last 6 months. Second everything I said is completely right. Third I couldn’t have gone even if I could have been arsed. Finally never mind Matt Buck on satire what about Konnie on screenwipe last night. Vulgar but funny.
January 13, 2009 at 12:14 pm
rupahuq
Didn’t mean to say that it was your revenge on Draper. Just came out like that. I had been posting in the 6 months before the shindig so don’t even have that excuse.
January 13, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Mark Hanson
Although there wasn’t actually a ‘guest list’ – it was open to absolutely everybody – its just sometimes difficult to ensure absolutely everybody
January 13, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Derek Draper
mark is quite right
rupa, we’ve just added you to the alist blogroll
January 13, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Rumbold
It shows how much they understand the blogosphere- Labour List has Schillings as its lawyers. And apart from the likeable Mark Hanson, it is a right rogues’ gallery.
January 14, 2009 at 4:49 pm
ac256
Yeah, I’m not sure how much I like reading a blog that has posts from actual government ministers, giving me their own take on their own policy launches (as written by their own underlings).
How is anyone supposed to hold these ministers to account when the blog needs them to give it some weight?
January 14, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Julian Ware-Lane
Why does it need an ‘official launch’? The banner announcing this makes you wonder whether this is the real thing. Still, look forward to following the posts and I may even contribute – if I can think of anything intelligent to say!
January 15, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Green Shoots
LabourLost is rubbish and yet further evidence that the control freakery exhibited by this lousy government is continued in its efforts in the blogosphere
January 15, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Green Shoots
I should also have added a fine comment seen elsewhere:
Judge them by their distance from their own grassroots.
January 20, 2009 at 1:05 am
Chris Paul
“Second, everything I said is completely right” says Will. Funnily enough at the fabian Blogging seminar at conference Mr Draper opined “I don’t know how anyone doesn’t see that what I said is completely right” OWTTE. Spooky or what? LL has all sorts of problems just now. But it is in Beta and is already improving hand over first. LabourHome has different problems.
I am enthusing about the project in the way that ever Labourist ought to do. It needs a nudge nudge nudge and I am prepared to be a critical friend in that process. It’s in Beta for another three weeks. Derek needs to calm down a lot. Pick his battles. Or, having lit the blue touch paper, retire to a safe distance and leave it to others to front. At the site at least.
January 20, 2009 at 1:06 am
Chris Paul
Over fist.