Excalibur (database)
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Excalibur was a database used by the British Labour Party for campaigning. It was created as a rapid rebuttal tool.[1] Said to have cost £300,000, and to have cost £250,000 per year to run with a staff of 10 running it at its peak, it was used during Labour's successful 1997 general election campaign.[1][2][3]
According to reports, it contained information on party and opposition policies, party members, opponents and journalists.[1][4]
A 1999 Labour government initiative, the Knowledge Network Project, was criticised for being too close to Excalibur in concept, with the worry that it could be used for party political purposes.[1][5]
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