It is a fantastic time for online journalism a point brought home by the arrival of The Huffington Post on this side of the pond.

From left, Kelly Osbourne, Shami Chakrabarti, Richard Bacon, Arianna Huffington,Kate Burns,Alastair Campbell,Celia Walden and Jon Gaunt attend the launch event for The Huffington Post UK at The Millbank Tower London. Courtesy The Huffington Post UK Launch

July saw the launch of the collaborative blog that encourages independent and lively debate at the Millbank Tower in London.  A fine evening hosted by Richard Bacon attendees enjoyed drinks, canapés and forthright opinions from Alistair Campbell, Shami Chakrabarti and Arianna Huffington amongst others throughout the evening.