Derek Draper

By Derek Draper / @derekdraper Two weeks ago I posted on LabourList and said I was sorry for my role in the Damian McBride affair. Of course I regret ever receiving the infamous email and I regret my stupid hasty reply. Instead I should…

By Derek Draper Since the beginning of this year we have worked hard to build a Labour supporting presence online. 99.9% of that time was taken up by setting up LabourList and trying to build it into our version of ConservativeHome. I am…

By Derek Draper You may have read about some emails I was sent in January and be wondering what is really going on. I am actually on holiday but I've taken an hour out to hit the keyboard and explain. Behind the hyped-up headlines the story…

By Derek Draper and Alex Hilton There have been several posts on the blogosphere about LabourList and MessageSpace, which places adverts on various blogs. Last week LabourList suggested that the fact that MessageSpace involves Alex Hilton…

By Derek Draper Last week we held Iain Dale to account for condoning Carol Thatcher's use of the term 'golliwog' to describe a mixed race tennis player. (He still does so). Sadly the right wing blogosphere has today proved itself to be even…

by Derek Draper I am posting the latest news about this on my new personal blog because many of you said yesterday that you thought such a personal matter should not be part off this website, which should be kept for political discussion…

by Derek Draper I have been astonished this morning by a brazen attempt to smear me by Guido Fawkes and David Hencke of the Guardian. What makes this so reprehensible is that it is not about my work here at LabourList or as an ex-Labour…

By Derek Draper You may have seen Paul Waugh's astonishing piece about the Tories changing Wiki following PMQs to make David Cameron look right. Well, that's just the start of it. They've been at it before. You can see all of the changes…

By Derek Draper Just to make sure everyone knows that the so-called independent "Centre for Open Politics" which is trying to stir up trouble for Jacqui Smith is none other than a front organisation for.... Paul Staines, aka Guido Fawkes…

by Derek Draper You may have read about Joe Townsend, the marine who lost both legs serving in Afghanistan. His parents are trying to build him a bungalow next to theirs in Wealden but the local council has turned down the planning…

by Derek Draper In today's Sun Adrian Chiles makes it clear that Carol Thatcher was not "joking" when she used (repeatedly) the word Golliwog: Carol was in full flow, talking about who'd win the Australian Open. "You also have to consider…

by Derek Draper You may have noticed that Ian Dale and myself have been having a row all week about his relaxed reaction to Carol Thatcher's use of the word Golliwog. He has now threatened to publish details of our private e-mail…