Committee sub-editor: the best job in Hansard?
Committee sub-editor: the best job in Hansard?
Committee sub-editor Cara describes the adrenaline rush of her job and how it has changed in the light of virtual Committee sittings.
Hansard: preparing for a general election
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Charlie Browne, Posted on:
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General election, Reporting, Training and Development, Workplace Culture
General elections present Hansard staff with a big challenge that is essential to the job: committing to memory the names and faces of all new MPs.
“The glory of this country”: parliamentary reporting in the two World Wars
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Paul Owen, Posted on:
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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: Past to Present
Hansard event for UK Parliament Week—get your tickets now!
Nudity, punch-ups and novelty ties: how Hansard deals with unusual occurrences
Hansard reporters usually just have to worry about getting the words right, but not everything that happens in the House of Commons is spoken.
Five things I discovered on secondment to the civil service
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Will Opposs, Posted on:
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Careers, Training and Development, Workplace Culture
Parliamentary Reporter Will shares what he learnt during his five-month secondment to Civil Service Learning's Parliamentary Capability Team
From Chicago to Letchworth via Westminster
Sir Ebenezer Howard, father of the garden city movement, was inspired by the many debates he attended as a parliamentary reporter in the 19th century.
Hansard: a marathon and a sprint
Believe it or not, Hansard reporters are all-round athletes. This post explains why we need stamina, speed and teamwork to get our job done.
Signs of change: making parliamentlive.tv accessible to a hearing-impaired audience
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Sally Freestone, Posted on:
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Accessibility, Broadcasting, Collaboration culture, Language, Select Committees, Technology
Sally Freestone, Deputy Director Parliamentary Broadcasting, explains how the Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit is working to make proceedings more accessible.
Gwnewch y pethau bychain
There are many little things that go on behind the scenes at Parliament that are vital to the smooth running of business, and this post focuses on how we at Hansard meet the demands of reporting the Welsh language.
From Hansard with Love
When people think of Hansard reporters, they often think of the main Chamber, but there’s a whole team responsible for reporting Westminster Hall and the Committees of the House. Joe Briggs takes you undercover for a day in his world.