The Young Fabians are offering exclusive online access to our quarterly magazine Anticipations to launch our New Media special edition – ‘Can the Internet Change Politics’. Featuring Sarah Brown, Ben Bradshaw MP, Alex Smith, Will Straw, Jessica Asato and Kerry McCarthy MP – plus Tom Harris MP offers his top ten tips for Labour Bloggers.

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'Can the Internet Change Politics?'

The topic of Anticipations couldn’t be more current. With many predicting that the next General Election will be the first to be fought online, Anticipations asks ‘Can the Internet Change Politics?’ And fittingly, given the topic, for the first time the magazine is available to read in full online. View the online edition

This edition also contains the first ever Young Fabians cartoon (see below). Placed above the Message from the Editor, it captures my view that British politicians have been left behind online. I argue that WebCameron – which some argue represents the best our politicians can offer – is little more than the moving picture equivalent of a set piece ministerial speech or top line briefing. Labour should learn the real lessons of the web and use its potential to give people meaningful control over the public services that shape their lives.

It's an important debate to be had and one that will continue in the run up to the General Election and beyond. With contributors from many of the Left's most active bloggers, politicians and activists, this edition of Anticipations aims to spark real debate about this important issue.

Contributors include:

Sarah Brown
Ben Bradshaw MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Kerry McCarthy MP, Labour Party New Media Campaign Spokesperson
Tom Harris MP, Member of Parliament for Glasgow South
Alex Smith, Editor of Labourlist
Will Straw, Editor of Left Foot Forward
John Wood, TUC Touchstone blog
Jessica Asato, Acting Director of Progress
And many more, including a good number of Young Fabian members.

We want to hear your thought about the magazine and will be including Letters to the Editor in the next edition of Anticipations. Did you passionately disagree with any of the contributors? Did you strongly support the position of an article? If so, post a comment on our blog or email your Letter to the Editor to me at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

We’re always looking to make Anticipations even better. If you have any ideas for how it could be improved, whether it’s new sections, features or topics, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

James Green, Editor, Anticipations