Workplace Culture

Committee sub-editor: the best job in Hansard?

Cara Clark, 23 April 2021 - Careers, Workplace Culture

Committee sub-editor Cara describes the adrenaline rush of her job and how it has changed in the light of virtual Committee sittings.

Hansard reporting in a pandemic: nine changes in nine months

Charlie Browne, 5 February 2021 - Reporting, Workplace Culture

It's about nine months since MPs began to participate in business in the Commons Chamber via video link. Here are a few things that have changed for us (and for your reading experience) in that time.

Hansard is recruiting: what it’s like to be a Committee Reporter

Helen Jones, 17 July 2020 - Careers, Reporting, Training and Development, Workplace Culture

Hansard is recruiting for Committee Reporters—now! Read this post to learn about the role from someone who already does it.

Hansard: virtual Select Committees

Charlie Browne and Jennifer Hilder, 27 May 2020 - Digital, Reporting, Select Committees, Technology, Workplace Culture

Video conferencing has become a big part of working for a lot of people during lockdown. In this post, we share some of our formative experiences of reporting a virtual Parliament.

Hansard in the time of coronavirus

Charlie Browne, 15 April 2020 - Digital, Reporting, Technology, Workplace Culture

Like everyone in the world in these times of social distancing, Hansard staff are having to find ways of working differently to get our job done. We want to share with you how that experience is going.

Hansard: election aftermath

Keith Brown and James Mayne, 16 January 2020 - Collaboration culture, General election, Workplace Culture

On the morning after election night, Hansard reporters get down to the task of learning all the new faces. It's a big job, but getting to see new MPs in the flesh before we start reporting their speeches certainly helps. 

Hansard on election night

James Lawrenson and Helen Lowe, 12 December 2019 - Collaboration culture, General election, Workplace Culture

There can be few people in the UK who get quite as excited about election night as Hansard reporters, but some staff will be paying closer attention to the results than most, as they work through the night in preparation for an influx of new MPs.