Labour fights back in the battle of the blogs

LabourList.org finally gets off the ground after a busy and agitated period of gestation (.pdf file). This is how it presents itself today as it prepares its official launch tomorrow:

“What we’re really about is pretty simple. LabourList aims to provide a platform for debate for every level of our movement, and for those who disagree with us.

“To encourage this discussion, we’ll have access to and insight from government ministers; we’ll host voices from the fringe and from the traditional media; and we’ll have regular reports from the grassroots that make our movement so powerful.”

There has already been plenty of media reaction from both traditional sources as well as existing bloggers themselves – as perhaps befits a project with such ambitions. Derek Draper, the brains behind the beast, has in fact had time to publish a rapid rebuttal to initial reactions which you can find here.