Labour is busy rolling out a shiny new website template for MPs and CLPs across the country - you can have a little tour of the system here.
It looks lovely, but in tendering for this new system and taking on Tangent Labs to produce it, they completely failed to tell BigNewWorld, the suppliers of the current Web-in-a-Box template. BigNewWorld have supplied the Labour Party for the last 6 years and had a clause in their contract that they would be given advanced notice of any change to the arrangement.
Apparently the first they heard about it was when they were told they were ‘no longer required to turn up at Party Conference this year’, but not told why.
Breach of contract discussions are now taking place…
redtamarin[at]gmail.com
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Sneaky that they use the cabinet’s very own webbot Hazel Blears to showcase the site.
Lobster Blogster said this on October 24th, 2006 at 6:04 pm
And everyone (including many MPs) that use Web in a Box still have an OK website but are stuck with no national news update. The party seems to have switched its feed off from WIAB which is pretty stupid as the only people whoi look strupid are its own local parties and representatives plus the Party itself which now appears to be unable to afford to generate national news stories. How suicidal is that?
Simon said this on October 24th, 2006 at 6:11 pm
still have an ok website? webinabox is shit!
bornin84 said this on October 24th, 2006 at 6:52 pm
We looked at the web in a box last year and didn’y bother as it looked really old fashioned - new site looks much better tho
Joe Brathwell said this on October 24th, 2006 at 6:56 pm
Web-in-a-Box is indeed a horrible system in this day and age, and the lack of system updates (not just national news updates) is unforgiveable. It’s no surprise that the Party wanted a new web template.
Doesn’t let them off the hook for their poor treatment of BigNewWorld though.
Red Tamarin said this on October 24th, 2006 at 8:04 pm
The new site does look very shiny and splendid. I think we’ll switch. The lack of WIB updates surely puts BigNewWorld in a sticky position (they must be in breach of some part of tehir agreement with Labour). Also - I thought they were called Copernicus? Looks to me like some shady dealing.
Sean001 said this on October 24th, 2006 at 9:14 pm
Interesting… can we take it from that demonstration (with Hazel Blears and Salford & Eccles CLP) that the door has been slammed shut on Eccles MP Ian Stewart contesting the Salford & Eccles constituency come 2009?
Or is that just a little premature?
Cllr Iain Lindley said this on October 25th, 2006 at 12:13 am
“Labour is busy rolling out a shiny new website template for MPs and CLPs across the country”
Does it mean that Islington North CLP can’t go on with their current “we’re still stuck in the 80’s (both in terms of graphics and contents” website?
“Interesting… can we take it from that demonstration (with Hazel Blears and Salford & Eccles CLP) that the door has been slammed shut on Eccles MP Ian Stewart contesting the Salford & Eccles constituency come 2009?”
I suppose he can challenge Barbara Keeley in Worsley and Eccles South for the nomination…much more chances to win it than challening the party chairman.
Andrea said this on October 25th, 2006 at 8:58 am
Just so the good Cllr knows, I’m not sure that a web demonstration negates any claim on a seat come boundary changes!
Ian has a claim on both of the new seats, though can only fight for the first one (I think). Plus, Hazel Blears is now MP for Salford & Eccles - that is the name of the CLP. So, it’s entirely right that the demonstration, as it uses her, uses her CLP.
As a Tory, it’s understandable you’d want to stir things up a little, however this may well be grabbing at straws!
steve said this on October 25th, 2006 at 9:32 am
Most interesting comment from the Web Creator website:
“an easy to use set of tools for the back end”
Don’t tell Mandelson!
Eskimo Nell said this on October 26th, 2006 at 10:27 am
Re: the above. I like good man-arse-sex innuendo (and the real thing) as much as the next man but it does have to be vaguely witty. Suggest both it and mine are removed by moderators.
Simon said this on October 27th, 2006 at 7:13 am
I think Eskimo Nell’s shame should be public and it shall remain here to tarnish his/her karma in perpetuity
Recess Monkey said this on October 27th, 2006 at 4:03 pm