From the Webbs to the Web: the official launch of the Young Fabian blog

By Adrian Prandle / @youngfabians

Following the Young Fabian AGM at the weekend, and the election of a new Executive Committee, the time is right to officially launch the Young Fabian blog.

Please join us for a launch seminar in the House of Commons on Wednesday. ‘From the Webbs to the Web’ will ask how we can best utilise the online world to develop policy and share ideas. Beatrice and Sidney Webb, founding members of the Fabian Society, could not have imagined the electronic resources we now have. But how can the Young Fabians seize the opportunity technology has presented us? Is wiki-policy and collaborative policy-making the future or is the web simply about tweeting to mobilise campaigners?

Speakers include: Jessica Asato, Acting Director, Progress; John Wood, TUC’s Touchstone blog; Alex Smith, Editor, LabourList.

The event will take place on Wednesday 18th November, 6.15pm for 6.30pm – 8pm in Committee Room 6 of the House of Commons. Please email Adrian Prandle on the Young Fabian Executive Committee to reserve a place: [email protected].

There are lots of ways to participate even if you can’t make the event, please see the YF blog or website for more information.

Some LabourList readers will have glanced over before now – for those that haven’t, the first ever Young Fabians blog is here to give you the best views, opinion and debate on the web. We’re going to be discussing everything from the latest developments in the news to projects we’re working on and issues we think are being overlooked.

Please look back over the week for guest posts and comment from the new YF Executive.

Adrian Prandle is Vice Chair of the Young Fabians.