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Parliamentary Reform Today - Lessons from 1911
In celebration of the centenary of the 1911 Parliament Act the Hansard Society, in collaboration with the City of London, hosted a special one off event with the Speaker, the Rt Hon John Bercow MP, and a panel of distinguished guests at the Guildhall's Livery Hall on Thursday November 3.
This event will be shown on BBC Parliament on Sunday November 6 at 7pm
Read the Speaker's lecture
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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 Heritage Site and Parliament Square concludes that rather than a place of national pride this landmark area is a national disgrace.
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Our next 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.
For background on these issues, students can visit the BackUp section of the website. The forum is also supported by Teachers’ Notes, including lesson plans and links to resources that can be useful in delivering lessons on the topic.
Decision-makers confirmed so far are:
Philip Davies MP - member of the select committee for Culture, Media and Sport
Baroness Estelle Morris – former Minister in the Department of Culture, Media and Sport
This is a great opportunity for students to express their political views and be heard by the people who have the power to make a difference. For registration details (young people and teachers/youth workers) click here.
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Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary politics
Discounted
rate for Hansard Society members
The latest issue of Parliamentary Affairs (October 2011) contains a
variety of articles including an examination of women in Irish politics, an
analysis of the Wright Committee reforms and an analysis of the SNP's draft
constitution for Scotland.
As well as abstracts from the articles Parliamentary
Affairs podcasts are also available. These are interviews with the
authors designed to explore themes from their work. The podcasts are between 10
and 15 minutes long, and designed to inform researchers and to serve as
teaching tools to stimulate discussion amongst students.
Parliamentary Affairs is a long-established quarterly journal
published by Oxford University Press in association with the Hansard Society.
Individual subscriptions to Parliamentary Affairs cost £62 a year but if
you become a member of the Hansard Society for £60 a year, included within this
cost is a special reduced subscription to Parliamentary Affairs for just
£25 a year.
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If you’re interested in taking part in a unique political internship in the Houses of Parliament, a UK government department, a campaign organisation or the media, as well as studying courses in British politics taught in association with the London School of Economics & Political Science, you can now apply for the Spring 2012 Hansard Scholars and Research Scholars Programmes.
Spring 2012 really will be a fascinating time to be involved in British politics and you can be a part of this – witnessing the debates, decisions and developments first hand as they emerge.
