Category Archives: Hansard Society

Time for a spring clean

Hansard Society 04/05/2011 – 6:00 am

It's spring so we've been doing a few little jobs behind the scenes at Lords of the Blog and tomorrow they're ready for release. This means that the blog will be down very briefly this morning (Wednesday May 4th), but that should only last for a few minutes... however, just to be on the safe side and to let the dust settle, please can you hold off posting comments between 9am and 12pm, just in cas […]

Meet the bloggers…

Hansard Society 23/02/2011 – 3:11 pm

When Lords of the Blog began in March 2008, the project was unique, innovative and challenging for both the blogging Peers and the House of Lords. We hope that this is still very much the case! We have had some fascinating and sometimes heated debates, on subjects as varied as prostitution, home education and, of course, House of Lords reform. As some of our most loyal contributors to the blog […]

Lords of the Blog – back open for business

Hansard Society 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

The UK general election and Lords of the Blog

Hansard Society 12/04/2010 – 1:14 pm

Both Houses of Parliament dissolved on 12 April with the general election in the UK on 6 May. We have been instructed by the House of Lords Administration that Lords of the Blog needs to observe the rules of purdah during the election period. We were hoping this would just mean careful management of content and comments but we have subsequently been advised that this could be insufficient. S […]

What should change about Lords of the Blog?

Hansard Society 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 elizabeth.jordan@tns-bmrb.co.uk or andrew.hunter@tns-bmrb.co.uk and they will contact you about […]