Wartime

The Penguin Hansard

Posted by: Stephen Farrell, Posted on: 7 May 2020 - Categories: History of Hansard, Wartime

This week is the 75th anniversary of VE Day, which makes it a good time to look again at a fascinating example of parliamentary publishing in wartime, the Penguin Hansard.

“The glory of this country”: parliamentary reporting in the two World Wars

Posted by: Paul Owen, Posted on: 7 November 2019 - Categories: History of Hansard, History of parliamentary reporting, Wartime

Secret sessions of the House of Commons in wartime may have excluded Hansard, but perhaps also triggered the debate that ultimately proved the case for an official report.

Hansard during the second world war

Posted by: Hansard Writing Team, Posted on: 8 November 2018 - Categories: History of Hansard, Reporting, Wartime, Workplace Culture

Hansard is a no-fail operation: come rain or shine, reports of debates in the Chamber and Committees are always published. We reflect on how Hansard's wartime staff managed to get the job done in testing conditions.