Hansard Society

The Hansard Society was formed in 1944 in order, according to its own account 'to promote the ideals of parliamentary government when it was seen to be threatened by fascist and communist dictatorship. Its first subscribers were Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee. From that time, the Prime Minister of the day and leaders of the main opposition parties have publicly supported the work of the Society and the Speaker of the House of Commons is our President.'Hansard Society our History, Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 6 February 2007, Accessed 20 October 2010 
The Hansard Society states it is an independent, non-partisan educational charity, which exists to promote effective parliamentary democracy. On its website, the Society states:
:Democracy is only as strong as its citizens and good citizenship requires both knowledge and participation. Our work is underpinned by our vision of a world in which informed people actively participate in effective parliamentary democracy through.Hansard Society (2007) What We Do. Last accessed 20/04/07
== Corporate Supporters ==
===2010===
Bircham Dyson Bell LLP | Charles Stanley | FTI Consulting | IBM UK Ltd | National Assembly for Wales | Scottish ParliamentHansard Society Hansard Society Corporate Supporters Programme, accessed 20 October 2010
===2008===
Anglo American Plc | Bircham Dyson Bell LLP | ComRes | Corporation of London | Ellwood & Atfield | E.ON UK | IBM UK Ltd | Law Society of Scotland | McGrigors LLP | National Assembly for Wales | PriceWaterhouseCoopers | Rio Tinto | Scottish Enterprise | Scottish Parliament | Zurich Financial ServicesHansard Society Hansard Society Corporate Supporters Programme, Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 10 April 2008, Accessed 20 October 2010
===2005/6===
Accenture | ASDA | Anglo American | Barclays | BG Group | BP | BT | Corporation of London | Dod’s Parliamentary Communications | Eli Lilly | Ellwood and Atfield | EON UK | Faculty of Advocates | First Division Association | GlaxoSmithKline | GKN | HBOS | IBM UK | KPMG | The Law Society of Scotland | Marks & Spencer | MBDA | McGrigors Public Policy | MORI | MORI Scotland | News International | National Assembly for Wales | Ofcom | Pfizer | PWC | Quintus | Rio Tinto | Royal Bank of Scotland | Scottish Enterprise | Scottish Parliament | Shell UK | Standard Life | Unilever | Weber Shandwick | Zurich Financial ServicesHansard Society Corporate Supporters, Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 6 February 2007, Accessed 20 October 2010
===2003===
3i | Anglo American Plc | APCO UK | Bircham Dyson Bell | BP Amoco International | British Phonographic Industry Plc | BT | Clear Channel International | Corporation of London | Dixons | Easynet | Esso UK | Faculty of Advocates | Finsbury | First Division Association | GlaxoSmithKline | GKN | HBOS | IBM UK Ltd | KPMG | Law Society of Scotland | Lilly | Marks and Spencer Plc | MBDA | McGrigor Donald Public Policy | mmO2 | Mori | National Assembly for Wales | Nationwide Building Society | News International Plc | Pfizer Ltd | PWC | Rio Tinto Plc | Royal Bank of Scotland | Scottish and Newcastle Plc | Scottish Enterprise | Shell UK Ltd | The Scottish Parliament | Standard Life Assurance Company | Transco | TSO | Unilever | Vacher Dod Publishing | Weber Shandwick | Zurich Financial ServicesHansard Society Corporate Supporters, Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 27 December 2003, Accessed 20 October 2010
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