Lords of the Blog interviewed by Catch 21

The most recent Hansard Society project - Lords of the Blog - has so far taken the world of blogging by storm. The House of Lords appears to be an institution much misunderstood by the public, many of whom have no idea what Peers do and who inhabits the second chamber, but this is starting to change. The project, commissioned by the House of Lords authorities, is in a 6 month experimental phase after which its sucess will be evaluated by the Hansard Society and its contributors will take sole control. More Peers are becoming keen to be involved after seeing the interest that their colleagues have created for the often under-reported second chamber. Interest in who the Lords actually are, their hobbies, political interests and backgrounds, have been intriguing bloggers, who without the project, would not have had the opportunity or mechanism to quiz the Lords about what they do on a daily basis.

Catch 21, an internet televsion channel run by young people for young people, has interviewed two of the most prolific and enthusiastic peers in this project, Lord Norton and Lord Tyler, to give an introduction to what the project is all about and what it involves for them. Watch the interview here.

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