Author Archives: Beccy Allen

Lords of the Blog – back open for business

12/05/2010 – 4:53 pm

Thank you all so much for your patience during our period in Purdah. Lords of the Blog is now back up and running!
I imagine there is quite a bit that our bloggers are waiting to write about and discuss with Lords of the Blog fans…..
Beccy Allen, Hansard Society

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Debate on Wednesday – thoughts please

08/03/2010 – 5:53 pm

Good news. I have secured time for a debate in the Lords on this Wednesday afternoon from 3.45pm on our report ‘Are the Lords Listening? Creating connections between people and Parliament’.
Our report has certainly had some effect. Members of the House of Lords and the Administration are using the internet much more to describe what [...]

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What should change about Lords of the Blog?

04/03/2010 – 11:55 am

We’re really keen to hear what you think about Lords of the Blog and what would improve your experience of the blog. We’re still looking for people to take part in this research so please do get involved. If you’re interested in giving us your opinions and suggestions about how to improve the blog email [...]

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Are the Lords listening?

15/07/2009 – 10:54 am

After all the dreadful stories in the past months about Parliament, I’m very pleased to bring you a piece of good news today! As many of you will know, our Information Committee has been carrying out an inquiry into how the House of Lords and Parliament as a whole can engage with the public and [...]

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People and Parliament: an update

12/06/2009 – 11:06 am

As Chairman of the Lords Information Committee, I want to tell you how we have got on in our Inquiry on “How can we improve the relations between Parliament and the Public?”. Obviously, this is now a sixty-four dollar question.
Since we started in March we’ve received many many comments from people. We’re now having a [...]

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