A PEOPLE'S HANSARD ?
Ste,—As one who believes that a truly democratic way of life calls for greater awareness from people generally, may I suggest that some way be found of making the official report of proceedings in Parliament more easily and quickly obtainable? The Press can afford space for only a fraction of what takes place, and much useful information (of particular interest to men and women in the Services) is contained in answers to the many questions asked at each sitting.
At present, copies of Hansard have to be specially ordered from a newsagent, take several days to come through and cost 6d. each. Would it not be possible for the debates to be published every day, cheaply, in newspaper form, to be on sale at all bookstalls? Once agree this objective, I feel sure any technical objections could be overcome. As a start, it might be a good idea if all Public Libraries carried a copy of Hansard every day. A few do already, I believe, but only a few.—Yours faith-
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