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  • Hansard Scholars Programme - Undergraduates

    Are you an undergraduate interested in politics and current affairs? Would you enjoy studying and interning in the UK, at the heart of the parliamentary process, alongside key decision-makers and opinion-formers from Parliament, Government, campaign organisations, think tanks, lobbying groups, and the...
    Posted to Study & Scholars (Weblog) by admin on 11-15-2011

  • Select Committees: What's next on the agenda?

    6.30pm, Wednesday October 26, Thatcher Room, Portcullis House Over recent months select committees have had increased publicity and exposure. This event, with a panel of select committee chairs, highlighted future inquiries, examined how the committees decide what issues to cover, what problems they...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 11-01-2011

  • Westminster World Heritage Site and Parliament Square a national disgrace

    New vision which puts citizen and visitor at its heart is needed, says new report from the Hansard Society A new report from the Hansard Society - A Place for People – Proposals for Enhancing Visitor Engagement with Parliament’s Environs - exploring how better use can be made of the Westminster World...
    Posted to Archived Press Releases (Weblog) by admin on 10-24-2011

  • Politics Versus Young People in Wales

    Wednesday October 12, Pierhead, Cardiff Bay The National Assembly for Wales and the Hansard Society hosted a panel discussion in the Pierhead to explore the relationship between young people and politics in Wales and asked if politicians and young people are talking at each other rather than listening...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 10-10-2011

  • Democracy Forum - Private Members’ Bills: Rejuvenation or Abolition?

    The number of Private Members’ Bills that receive Royal Assent has declined reapidly since the 1960s when David Steel (now Lord Steel) introduced the Abortion Act. Whilst there has been many reforms in other areas of the legislative process, Private Members’ Bills have yet to see any radical changes...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 05-18-2011

  • The RSA/Hansard Society AV Debate

    Ahead of the UK's second nationwide referendum, the Hansard Society and the RSA held a joint debate in central London on the arguments fore and against changing the voting system used to elect MPs. On May 3 2011, the British electorate will be asked the following question: 'At present, the UK...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 05-05-2011

  • Referendums: The voice of the people or the tyranny of the vocal?

    What is the purpose of referendums? Does the result really represent the people? And are they effective? These were a few of the issues discussed at a packed debate in the Portcullis House in Westminster on 3rd May 2011, just 36 hours before the UK's first nationwide referendum since 1975. With a...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 05-04-2011

  • Democracy Forum - Political Memoirs: Egotistical or Educational?

    Wednesday evening saw the first Hansard Society Democracy Forum of 2011. Chaired by Virginia Gibbons, the speakers were two of the country’s most experienced politicians, Tony Benn and Baroness Shirley Williams. Debating issues such as political transparency, self-promotion and accuracy, the panel provided...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 01-20-2011

  • Making Better Law

    The Hansard Society launched its latest publication Making Better Law in Parliament on December 14 2010. Joint authors Dr Ruth Fox and Matt Korris gave a presentation on the report's findings and recommendations. Sir George Young MP (Leader of the House of Commons), Baroness D'Souza (Convenor...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 12-20-2010

  • Has Devolution Delivered for Women? - Discussion event in Wales

    The Hansard Society and Welsh Assembly jointly hosted an event exploring the issue of gender and devolution. Taking place in the Pierhead building in Cardiff Bay, it explored what progress had been made in improving female representation since devolution, what obstacles threatened that progress and what...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 11-26-2010
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