 In September 2008 a Labourhome user survey was used as the basis of a The Independent front page article claiming that Labour activists wanted Prime Minister Gordon Brown to stand down, leading to some criticism of Labourhome from within the Labour Party.In May 2009 the website switched from using bespoke blogging software to WordPress, with a significant change in appearance.The site was further revamped in March 2010 in preparation for the general election, and updated to use the Hashcash anti-spam plugin.