Lib Dem MPs flock to Facebook

By Mark Pack | Published 11th February 2007 - 8:00 am

There’s been a flurry of Liberal Democrat MPs starting to use the social networking site Facebook in the last few weeks – including party leader Ming Campbell (the first UK party leader to do so, just as he was the first on Google Video and YouTube), Jo Swinson, Steve Webb, Stephen Williams and Lynne Featherstone.

Facebook used to only be open to students – and so there is a strong Lib Dem Youth and Student presence on it – but has recently been opened up to anyone.

If you are a Facebook user yourself or you become one after reading this post and wondering what on earth it is all about, don’t forget to join the Liberal Democrat group (currently 561 members, rather more than Labour’s 490).

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3 Comments

Mark Pack

Posted 11th February 2007 at 5:02 pm | Permalink

The Mirror has a story on this today.
james jones

Posted 14th February 2007 at 4:28 pm | Permalink

it was reported in the Observer’s diary ages ago
Mark Pack

Posted 14th February 2007 at 4:40 pm | Permalink

Actually only a week or so previously and the Observer only mentioned Ming, but nice to see someone from the Guardian/Observer computer network is reading this site :-)