Monday 13 April 2009

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The role of blogs

The material in the emails sent by Damian McBride was being discussed for possible use on Red Rag, a new Labour blog designed for gossip and intrigue.

So what role are such blogs playing in modern politics and how influential are they?

We're joined by one of the leading political bloggers Iain Dale and by the General Secretary of the Fabian Society, Sunder Katwala.



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