Hansard Society
@hansardsociety.bsky.social
Working to make Parliament more effective
🎧 Parliament Matters: http://buff.ly/3WbeSiY
✉️ http://hansardsociety.org.uk/nl
NOT the record of parliamentary debates!
🎧 Parliament Matters: http://buff.ly/3WbeSiY
✉️ http://hansardsociety.org.uk/nl
NOT the record of parliamentary debates!
🎙️ New episode: The Assisted Dying Bill is at a crunch point in the Lords.
(And yes — there really are 900+ amendments).
🗣️ Lord Falconer explains the stakes
⚖️ Scrutiny vs delay
🧪 The contested policy issues
🏛️ Commons–Lords dynamics
⏳ Will it become law?
🔗 Listen ⤵️
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(And yes — there really are 900+ amendments).
🗣️ Lord Falconer explains the stakes
⚖️ Scrutiny vs delay
🧪 The contested policy issues
🏛️ Commons–Lords dynamics
⏳ Will it become law?
🔗 Listen ⤵️
buff.ly/mGnRYj8
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🎙️ New episode: The Assisted Dying Bill is at a crunch point in the Lords.
(And yes — there really are 900+ amendments).
🗣️ Lord Falconer explains the stakes
⚖️ Scrutiny vs delay
🧪 The contested policy issues
🏛️ Commons–Lords dynamics
⏳ Will it become law?
🔗 Listen ⤵️
buff.ly/mGnRYj8
(And yes — there really are 900+ amendments).
🗣️ Lord Falconer explains the stakes
⚖️ Scrutiny vs delay
🧪 The contested policy issues
🏛️ Commons–Lords dynamics
⏳ Will it become law?
🔗 Listen ⤵️
buff.ly/mGnRYj8
🚨 Tomorrow on Parliament Matters we talk to Lord Falconer about the Assisted Dying Bill - why he says the current law is “unfit for purpose,” and what’s next as 900+ amendments land in the Lords.
Don’t miss it — subscribe using your favourite podcast app to get it in the morning.
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Don’t miss it — subscribe using your favourite podcast app to get it in the morning.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
🚨 Tomorrow on Parliament Matters we talk to Lord Falconer about the Assisted Dying Bill - why he says the current law is “unfit for purpose,” and what’s next as 900+ amendments land in the Lords.
Don’t miss it — subscribe using your favourite podcast app to get it in the morning.
buff.ly/6oCRgSa
Don’t miss it — subscribe using your favourite podcast app to get it in the morning.
buff.ly/6oCRgSa
When the first Chair of the House of Commons Petitions Committee was told “the Government doesn’t want you to do this,” she replied: “I do not serve the Government, I serve the House.”
🎧 Hear the full story — 10 years of petitions and people power.
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🎧 Hear the full story — 10 years of petitions and people power.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When the first Chair of the House of Commons Petitions Committee was told “the Government doesn’t want you to do this,” she replied: “I do not serve the Government, I serve the House.”
🎧 Hear the full story — 10 years of petitions and people power.
buff.ly/DtFCEsn
🎧 Hear the full story — 10 years of petitions and people power.
buff.ly/DtFCEsn
You’ve signed petitions. Maybe even started one.
But what really happens after 100,000 signatures?
🎧 Hear four Chairs of the House of Commons Petitions Committee explain what your click actually does — and how it can change the law.
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But what really happens after 100,000 signatures?
🎧 Hear four Chairs of the House of Commons Petitions Committee explain what your click actually does — and how it can change the law.
buff.ly/DtFCEsn
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
You’ve signed petitions. Maybe even started one.
But what really happens after 100,000 signatures?
🎧 Hear four Chairs of the House of Commons Petitions Committee explain what your click actually does — and how it can change the law.
buff.ly/DtFCEsn
But what really happens after 100,000 signatures?
🎧 Hear four Chairs of the House of Commons Petitions Committee explain what your click actually does — and how it can change the law.
buff.ly/DtFCEsn
If you’ve ever signed, shared, or started a petition, our latest episode of Parliament Matters is for you. 10 years of House of Commons petitions by the people who’ve chaired it: @cmckinnellmp.bsky.social, @catsmithmp.bsky.social, @jamie4north.bsky.social
🎧 Listen buff.ly/DtFCEsn
🎧 Listen buff.ly/DtFCEsn
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If you’ve ever signed, shared, or started a petition, our latest episode of Parliament Matters is for you. 10 years of House of Commons petitions by the people who’ve chaired it: @cmckinnellmp.bsky.social, @catsmithmp.bsky.social, @jamie4north.bsky.social
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🎧 Listen buff.ly/DtFCEsn
You can also watch the captioned Parliament Matters episode on YouTube ▶️
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November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
You can also watch the captioned Parliament Matters episode on YouTube ▶️
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The House of Commons Petitions Committee is the only place in Parliament where the public sets the agenda.
Ten years on — is it actually the most powerful pressure valve in UK politics?
🎧 Four Chairs. One conversation.
Their verdict ▶️ buff.ly/DtFCEsn
Ten years on — is it actually the most powerful pressure valve in UK politics?
🎧 Four Chairs. One conversation.
Their verdict ▶️ buff.ly/DtFCEsn
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The House of Commons Petitions Committee is the only place in Parliament where the public sets the agenda.
Ten years on — is it actually the most powerful pressure valve in UK politics?
🎧 Four Chairs. One conversation.
Their verdict ▶️ buff.ly/DtFCEsn
Ten years on — is it actually the most powerful pressure valve in UK politics?
🎧 Four Chairs. One conversation.
Their verdict ▶️ buff.ly/DtFCEsn
🎙️ New episode: Do Petitions Work?
10 years on, we bring together four Chairs of the House of Commons Petitions Committee for a candid conversation about what happens after hundreds of thousands (or sometimes millions) of people click “sign”.
🔗 Listen: buff.ly/DtFCEsn
10 years on, we bring together four Chairs of the House of Commons Petitions Committee for a candid conversation about what happens after hundreds of thousands (or sometimes millions) of people click “sign”.
🔗 Listen: buff.ly/DtFCEsn
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🎙️ New episode: Do Petitions Work?
10 years on, we bring together four Chairs of the House of Commons Petitions Committee for a candid conversation about what happens after hundreds of thousands (or sometimes millions) of people click “sign”.
🔗 Listen: buff.ly/DtFCEsn
10 years on, we bring together four Chairs of the House of Commons Petitions Committee for a candid conversation about what happens after hundreds of thousands (or sometimes millions) of people click “sign”.
🔗 Listen: buff.ly/DtFCEsn
What’s coming up in Westminster this week? 👀
— Assisted dying bill in the Lords
— David Lammy in the Commons for questions
— Crime & Policing Bill: kicks off its 12-day Lords committee marathon
Full preview in our Parliament Matters bulletin. Link is in the post below 👇
— Assisted dying bill in the Lords
— David Lammy in the Commons for questions
— Crime & Policing Bill: kicks off its 12-day Lords committee marathon
Full preview in our Parliament Matters bulletin. Link is in the post below 👇
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
What’s coming up in Westminster this week? 👀
— Assisted dying bill in the Lords
— David Lammy in the Commons for questions
— Crime & Policing Bill: kicks off its 12-day Lords committee marathon
Full preview in our Parliament Matters bulletin. Link is in the post below 👇
— Assisted dying bill in the Lords
— David Lammy in the Commons for questions
— Crime & Policing Bill: kicks off its 12-day Lords committee marathon
Full preview in our Parliament Matters bulletin. Link is in the post below 👇
🎧 Weekend listening...
How the Glorious Revolution, Whigs & Tories — and the race to fund war — forged modern party politics.
This week we talk to George Owers about his magnificent book, Rage of Party.
Listen here via your preferred podcast app ⤵️
pod.link/1714627828/e...
How the Glorious Revolution, Whigs & Tories — and the race to fund war — forged modern party politics.
This week we talk to George Owers about his magnificent book, Rage of Party.
Listen here via your preferred podcast app ⤵️
pod.link/1714627828/e...
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🎧 Weekend listening...
How the Glorious Revolution, Whigs & Tories — and the race to fund war — forged modern party politics.
This week we talk to George Owers about his magnificent book, Rage of Party.
Listen here via your preferred podcast app ⤵️
pod.link/1714627828/e...
How the Glorious Revolution, Whigs & Tories — and the race to fund war — forged modern party politics.
This week we talk to George Owers about his magnificent book, Rage of Party.
Listen here via your preferred podcast app ⤵️
pod.link/1714627828/e...
🎙️ New episode
Where did two-party politics actually come from? (Clue: it was chaotic from day one ⚔️)
👑 Monarchs v ministers
📜 Whigs v Tories
🧮 Parliamentary dark arts
🔗 Listen ⤵️
pod.link/1714627828/e...
Where did two-party politics actually come from? (Clue: it was chaotic from day one ⚔️)
👑 Monarchs v ministers
📜 Whigs v Tories
🧮 Parliamentary dark arts
🔗 Listen ⤵️
pod.link/1714627828/e...
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🎙️ New episode
Where did two-party politics actually come from? (Clue: it was chaotic from day one ⚔️)
👑 Monarchs v ministers
📜 Whigs v Tories
🧮 Parliamentary dark arts
🔗 Listen ⤵️
pod.link/1714627828/e...
Where did two-party politics actually come from? (Clue: it was chaotic from day one ⚔️)
👑 Monarchs v ministers
📜 Whigs v Tories
🧮 Parliamentary dark arts
🔗 Listen ⤵️
pod.link/1714627828/e...
What’s happening in Westminster this week?
Our Parliament Matters bulletin previews:
— Hillsborough Law debate
— Chagos Islands bill
— Committees on Lord Mandelson’s appointment, the Afghan data-breach super-injunction, and Budget proposals
Link in the post below 👇
Our Parliament Matters bulletin previews:
— Hillsborough Law debate
— Chagos Islands bill
— Committees on Lord Mandelson’s appointment, the Afghan data-breach super-injunction, and Budget proposals
Link in the post below 👇
November 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
What’s happening in Westminster this week?
Our Parliament Matters bulletin previews:
— Hillsborough Law debate
— Chagos Islands bill
— Committees on Lord Mandelson’s appointment, the Afghan data-breach super-injunction, and Budget proposals
Link in the post below 👇
Our Parliament Matters bulletin previews:
— Hillsborough Law debate
— Chagos Islands bill
— Committees on Lord Mandelson’s appointment, the Afghan data-breach super-injunction, and Budget proposals
Link in the post below 👇
🎙️ New episode out now!
🇬🇧 Why did Nigel Farage’s 10 Minute Rule Bill to pull Britain out of the ECHR fail?
🚨 Tackling abuse of MPs after the Speaker’s Conference
🏛️ Westminster Hall debates: the history of MPs' second chamber
🔗 Listen here: buff.ly/9mmSwv0
🇬🇧 Why did Nigel Farage’s 10 Minute Rule Bill to pull Britain out of the ECHR fail?
🚨 Tackling abuse of MPs after the Speaker’s Conference
🏛️ Westminster Hall debates: the history of MPs' second chamber
🔗 Listen here: buff.ly/9mmSwv0
October 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🎙️ New episode out now!
🇬🇧 Why did Nigel Farage’s 10 Minute Rule Bill to pull Britain out of the ECHR fail?
🚨 Tackling abuse of MPs after the Speaker’s Conference
🏛️ Westminster Hall debates: the history of MPs' second chamber
🔗 Listen here: buff.ly/9mmSwv0
🇬🇧 Why did Nigel Farage’s 10 Minute Rule Bill to pull Britain out of the ECHR fail?
🚨 Tackling abuse of MPs after the Speaker’s Conference
🏛️ Westminster Hall debates: the history of MPs' second chamber
🔗 Listen here: buff.ly/9mmSwv0
A model of the new House of Commons commissioned in 1944 - and once owned by the Hansard Society - is now back on display in Parliament. (Image: UK Parliament)
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
A model of the new House of Commons commissioned in 1944 - and once owned by the Hansard Society - is now back on display in Parliament. (Image: UK Parliament)
This week marks 75 years since the House of Commons Chamber was rebuilt, following its bombing during the Blitz.
At 11am today, all MPs will gather in the Chamber for a photo to commemorate the occasion...
At 11am today, all MPs will gather in the Chamber for a photo to commemorate the occasion...
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This week marks 75 years since the House of Commons Chamber was rebuilt, following its bombing during the Blitz.
At 11am today, all MPs will gather in the Chamber for a photo to commemorate the occasion...
At 11am today, all MPs will gather in the Chamber for a photo to commemorate the occasion...
🎧 Weekend listening
👑 What can Parliament do about Prince Andrew?
🗣️ Is PMQs unfair to Nigel Farage?
💣 75 years on, we revisit how the Commons Chamber was rebuilt, with stories of POW quarriers & 15-year-old carvers who shaped democracy’s home.
Listen: buff.ly/qJYbQ4d
👑 What can Parliament do about Prince Andrew?
🗣️ Is PMQs unfair to Nigel Farage?
💣 75 years on, we revisit how the Commons Chamber was rebuilt, with stories of POW quarriers & 15-year-old carvers who shaped democracy’s home.
Listen: buff.ly/qJYbQ4d
October 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🎧 Weekend listening
👑 What can Parliament do about Prince Andrew?
🗣️ Is PMQs unfair to Nigel Farage?
💣 75 years on, we revisit how the Commons Chamber was rebuilt, with stories of POW quarriers & 15-year-old carvers who shaped democracy’s home.
Listen: buff.ly/qJYbQ4d
👑 What can Parliament do about Prince Andrew?
🗣️ Is PMQs unfair to Nigel Farage?
💣 75 years on, we revisit how the Commons Chamber was rebuilt, with stories of POW quarriers & 15-year-old carvers who shaped democracy’s home.
Listen: buff.ly/qJYbQ4d
3/ The architect commissioned a model in 1944 to show MPs the design of the new Chamber. It went on display for the Festival of Britain in 1951 and was then gifted to the Hansard Society. Now it's back on display in Parliament once more. (Pic credit: UK Parliament)
October 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
3/ The architect commissioned a model in 1944 to show MPs the design of the new Chamber. It went on display for the Festival of Britain in 1951 and was then gifted to the Hansard Society. Now it's back on display in Parliament once more. (Pic credit: UK Parliament)
What’s happening in Westminster this week?
Our Parliament Matters Bulletin breaks down the key debates and decisions — from the China spying inquiry to major bills on sentencing & planning.
Stay informed — no spin, just facts.
Link is in the post below👇
Our Parliament Matters Bulletin breaks down the key debates and decisions — from the China spying inquiry to major bills on sentencing & planning.
Stay informed — no spin, just facts.
Link is in the post below👇
October 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
What’s happening in Westminster this week?
Our Parliament Matters Bulletin breaks down the key debates and decisions — from the China spying inquiry to major bills on sentencing & planning.
Stay informed — no spin, just facts.
Link is in the post below👇
Our Parliament Matters Bulletin breaks down the key debates and decisions — from the China spying inquiry to major bills on sentencing & planning.
Stay informed — no spin, just facts.
Link is in the post below👇
🎧 NEW
- What, if anything, can Parliament do about Prince Andrew?
- Should Nigel Farage get a right of reply at PMQs?
- 75 years after the Commons Chamber was rebuilt, the tangled tale of the architect's lost model that is now back on display in Parliament
Listen: buff.ly/qJYbQ4d
- What, if anything, can Parliament do about Prince Andrew?
- Should Nigel Farage get a right of reply at PMQs?
- 75 years after the Commons Chamber was rebuilt, the tangled tale of the architect's lost model that is now back on display in Parliament
Listen: buff.ly/qJYbQ4d
October 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
🎧 NEW
- What, if anything, can Parliament do about Prince Andrew?
- Should Nigel Farage get a right of reply at PMQs?
- 75 years after the Commons Chamber was rebuilt, the tangled tale of the architect's lost model that is now back on display in Parliament
Listen: buff.ly/qJYbQ4d
- What, if anything, can Parliament do about Prince Andrew?
- Should Nigel Farage get a right of reply at PMQs?
- 75 years after the Commons Chamber was rebuilt, the tangled tale of the architect's lost model that is now back on display in Parliament
Listen: buff.ly/qJYbQ4d
NEW: What's coming up in Parliament this week?
Our Parliament Matters Bulletin provides impartial insight into how Parliament makes laws, scrutinises policy, and spends the money that shapes all our lives.
👇 A few highlights below — link to next week's parliamentary business in the post below.
Our Parliament Matters Bulletin provides impartial insight into how Parliament makes laws, scrutinises policy, and spends the money that shapes all our lives.
👇 A few highlights below — link to next week's parliamentary business in the post below.
October 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
NEW: What's coming up in Parliament this week?
Our Parliament Matters Bulletin provides impartial insight into how Parliament makes laws, scrutinises policy, and spends the money that shapes all our lives.
👇 A few highlights below — link to next week's parliamentary business in the post below.
Our Parliament Matters Bulletin provides impartial insight into how Parliament makes laws, scrutinises policy, and spends the money that shapes all our lives.
👇 A few highlights below — link to next week's parliamentary business in the post below.
3 statements
2 alleged spies
1 massive legal mess
@ProfMarkElliott joins us on our Parliament Matters podcast to disentangle the legal and political intrigue and ask: cock-up or conspiracy?
🎧 Listen & subscribe here 👉 buff.ly/ZETpMZc
2 alleged spies
1 massive legal mess
@ProfMarkElliott joins us on our Parliament Matters podcast to disentangle the legal and political intrigue and ask: cock-up or conspiracy?
🎧 Listen & subscribe here 👉 buff.ly/ZETpMZc
October 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
3 statements
2 alleged spies
1 massive legal mess
@ProfMarkElliott joins us on our Parliament Matters podcast to disentangle the legal and political intrigue and ask: cock-up or conspiracy?
🎧 Listen & subscribe here 👉 buff.ly/ZETpMZc
2 alleged spies
1 massive legal mess
@ProfMarkElliott joins us on our Parliament Matters podcast to disentangle the legal and political intrigue and ask: cock-up or conspiracy?
🎧 Listen & subscribe here 👉 buff.ly/ZETpMZc
NEW: Parliament returns tomorrow — and so does our Parliament Matters Bulletin.
No gossip. No spin. Just impartial insight into how Parliament makes laws, scrutinises policy, and spends the money that shapes all our lives.
👇 A few highlights below — full Bulletin in the link below.
No gossip. No spin. Just impartial insight into how Parliament makes laws, scrutinises policy, and spends the money that shapes all our lives.
👇 A few highlights below — full Bulletin in the link below.
October 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
NEW: Parliament returns tomorrow — and so does our Parliament Matters Bulletin.
No gossip. No spin. Just impartial insight into how Parliament makes laws, scrutinises policy, and spends the money that shapes all our lives.
👇 A few highlights below — full Bulletin in the link below.
No gossip. No spin. Just impartial insight into how Parliament makes laws, scrutinises policy, and spends the money that shapes all our lives.
👇 A few highlights below — full Bulletin in the link below.
🎙️ NEW: Peers back the #AssistedDying Bill at 2nd Reading...then hit pause.
A new Lords select committee will now gather evidence before clause-by-clause scrutiny.
Catch up with the latest twists and turns on Parliament Matters
🎧👉 buff.ly/LzmXBO8
A new Lords select committee will now gather evidence before clause-by-clause scrutiny.
Catch up with the latest twists and turns on Parliament Matters
🎧👉 buff.ly/LzmXBO8
September 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🎙️ NEW: Peers back the #AssistedDying Bill at 2nd Reading...then hit pause.
A new Lords select committee will now gather evidence before clause-by-clause scrutiny.
Catch up with the latest twists and turns on Parliament Matters
🎧👉 buff.ly/LzmXBO8
A new Lords select committee will now gather evidence before clause-by-clause scrutiny.
Catch up with the latest twists and turns on Parliament Matters
🎧👉 buff.ly/LzmXBO8
It's a big day for the #AssistedDying Bill as the House of Lords decides on its Second Reading. Thanks to @politico.eu for sharing our briefing on today’s speakers, votes & amendments in their London Playbook newsletter.
Link to the briefing is in the post below. 👇
Link to the briefing is in the post below. 👇
September 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
It's a big day for the #AssistedDying Bill as the House of Lords decides on its Second Reading. Thanks to @politico.eu for sharing our briefing on today’s speakers, votes & amendments in their London Playbook newsletter.
Link to the briefing is in the post below. 👇
Link to the briefing is in the post below. 👇
Amid Westminster's turmoil — resignations, reshuffles and scandal — what truly affects our lives is what Parliament is actually doing: making laws, shaping policy, deciding spending.
Our impartial Parliament Matters Bulletin keeps the focus on Westminster’s work each week.👇
Our impartial Parliament Matters Bulletin keeps the focus on Westminster’s work each week.👇
September 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Amid Westminster's turmoil — resignations, reshuffles and scandal — what truly affects our lives is what Parliament is actually doing: making laws, shaping policy, deciding spending.
Our impartial Parliament Matters Bulletin keeps the focus on Westminster’s work each week.👇
Our impartial Parliament Matters Bulletin keeps the focus on Westminster’s work each week.👇