How will the internet affect the general election?

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982

Last night, I had a discussion with Iain Dale about how the internet will affect the next general election, for the Westminster Hour programme on Radio 4. We spoke about Kerry McCarthy‘s new role, lessons from the Obama campaign and much more. You can listen to the conversation by clicking here.

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Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband.

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