Everyone’s at it, even Hansard
Just discovered a blog being written by a Hansard reporter HERE. One of the first and most entertaining things to happen to you when you become an MP is to discover the workings of Hansard, the official journal of the Houses of Parliament (ie where all the debates appear). As you sit down after a speech, an envelope is passed to you by a doorkeeper. It is from a Hansard reporter, asking for your “notes and quotes”. One often gets amusing notes passed from them in the guise of ensuring factual accuracy - “Was it you who shouted “cobblers” in the middle of the Secretary of State’s speech?” And the best bit is you get to go up to the Hansard office after the speech and correct your appalling grammar before it is published. Anyway, I discovered the blog through Google Alert. The unassuming gentleman from whom I borrowed a Members’ Recognition Book is in fact a secret blogger. Read him to discover another side to Commons’ life. May be it’s time for an official Hansard blog.
Nasrin Azadeh said on January 28th, 2007 at 10:50 am:
Access to Hansard reporter blog is blocked today in Iran(yesterday was OK).
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