Hansard and the Vote 100 project
A team of Hansard staff have been involved in an exciting project to chronicle the stories of women elected to Parliament in the twentieth century.
Hansard: election aftermath
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
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.
Hansard: preparing for a general election
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
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
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.