Labour’s legacy, the internet election: You ask, they answer

By Rob MacPherson

The general election left us with as many questions as answers – so it’s about time the public had a chance to ask some of them and get a response from those in the know.

Yoosk.com is a social media platform that enables the public to put direct questions to politicians and public figures. You can vote on which questions you want answered, or ask your own – and after a week the most popular ones will be put to the panel.

Over the next week, we’ll focus on gathering questions from you, the public, on two fascinating features. First on the agenda is a look at Labour’s Legacy, including the successes and shortcomings of New Labour’s thirteen years in power. With the ink still fresh on the outgoing government’s final chapter; we can start to ask the questions that historians will ponder for years to come. Where did Blair and Brown succeed? What opportunities did they miss? And where did it all go wrong?

Taking your questions on the panel are: Stephen Twigg, John Redwood and John Rentoul.

The second debate focuses on what the media christened the ‘internet election‘. Social networking and Web 2.0 opened the floor of the political debate to everyone, from satirical photoshoppers to cynical bloggers – and let’s not forget Twitter gossip worth its weight in retweets. Whilst the political parties did their best to tackle new media during the campaign, the real questions they should now be asking are who were the winners and losers of the ‘internet election’? Which blogs packed the biggest punches? And which parties turned online fervor into votes at the ballot box. Answering your questions is a panel of the web’s finest political commentators, including: Iain Dale, Mark Pack, James Evans and LabourList‘s own Alex Smith.

The deadline for asking your questions is Friday June 11th, and voting will stay open until the end of Sunday June 13th. To contribute to the discussion visit Yoosk.com and sign up.