LabourList and Labourist: same content, different rules

Inspired? Bizarre? Welcome embrace of the relaxed approach to reusing content that Web 2.0 should in part be about? Or the sort of stuff that gives political blogging a bad name? You decide…

Derek Draper’s LabourList site has come in for a fair amount of plaudits and brickbats, which given his controversial Labour history and the site’s high profile PR campaign is perhaps no surprise. In amongst these arguments have been comments about its moderating style.

And so, enter Labourist (note the missing L), which was mentioned in a comment posted here:

A grassroots alternative to LabourList has launched today. LABOURIST.org has the same content (which Derek kindly agrees to share) but without the heavy handed comment moderation. We welcome open and lively debate from everyone, not just the Labour-minded.

So there we have it: LabourList.org and Labourist.org. Take your pick.