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  • Should Lobbying Be Transparent?

    18:30, Wednesday 29 February Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, Westminster Opening address Mark Harper MP – Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform Panellists John Cryer MP Sir Stuart Etherington – Chief Executive, NCVO Frank Furedi – sociologist and commentator Helen Johnson – Chair, Association...
    Posted to Upcoming Events (Weblog) by admin on 01-19-2012

  • PA Annual Lecture: Parliament & Phone Hacking

    To mark the arrival of two new editors for our quarterly Parliamentary Affairs journal, the Hansard Society was delighted to invite Tom Watson MP to give a lecture on Parliament and the phone hacking scandal. To listen to the event in full, Please Click Here To view photos of the event, Please Click...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 01-19-2012

  • Lord Norton on the importance of Citizenship in schools

    Lord Norton, Professor of Government in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Hull and member of the Hansard Society's Advisory Council has written a staunch defence of Citizenship's place in the National Curriculum for Democratic Life : When I visit schools...
    Posted to Citizenship Education (Weblog) by admin on 12-07-2011

  • 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

  • Debate for 11-18 year olds “The Media…is it doing its job?” starts 21 Nov

    Our next HeadsUp forum runs from Monday 21 November – Friday 9 December. “The Media…is it doing its job?” will give young people the chance to discuss the role of the media in our society with their peers from across the UK, and with parliamentarians and other influential decision-makers. Among the topics...
    Posted to Citizenship Education (Weblog) by admin on 11-01-2011

  • 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

  • Apply for the Summer & Autumn 2012 Hansard Scholars Programmes!

    If you are interested in taking part in a unique programme, studying and experiencing British politics from the inside, you can now apply for the Summer and Autumn 2012 Hansard Scholars Programmes (undergraduates) ( N.B. The postgraduate Hansard Research Scholars Programme will not run during the Summer...
    Posted to Study & Scholars (Weblog) by admin on 09-29-2011

  • Building on success - why we need to review the select committee system

    This article was originally posted on the LSE Politics and Policy blog . Select committees are one of the great success stories of Parliament. Over the last 30 years they have become the principal mechanism through which the House of Commons holds the executive to account and have influenced the direction...
    Posted to Parliament & Government (Weblog) by admin on 09-23-2011
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