Confounding expectations
Mike Thomas, the midwife, recalls the difficult birth of The House Magazine
Mike Thomas

25th Anniversary messages

25th anniversary messages

in the beginning
Lord Faulkner of Worcester looks back at the early lifeof The House Magazine
Lord faulkner

Balancing the parliamentary and the personal
The nature of parliamentary and political reporting has changed - often for the better, writes Peter Riddell
Peter Riddell

Whistling in the wind?
The replacement of ideological politics with the contemporary managerial vision - and the large government majorities of recent years - is reflected in today's media trends, says Michael White
Michael White

Still pushing the door open
Colin Brown looks backat how the reporting of Parliament has changedover the last 25 years
Colin Brown

TV feed starves Commons
Having played both roles, Michael Brown looks at the interaction between politicians and representatives of a changing political media
Michael Brown

Inside post-modern Labour
Denis MacShane reviews Andy McSmith's book Innocent in the House, published by Verso, and available at £13
Denis MacShane

Cobbett's Corner
Cobbett's Corner
Chris Moncrieff

Hope for the Afghans
Joe Kimble reports on Clare Short's attempts to display her department's commitment to equality in post-war Afghanistan
Joe Kimble

Looking back and forward
Sir Patrick Cormackreflects on a selectcommittee visit toAmerica's East Coast,and recollects theearly years of TheHouse Magazine
Sir Patrick Cormack MP

Commons gallery

Peter Willoughby

BENCHES UNITE TO GIVE THANKS FOr lost leaders
Lord Graham of Edmonton reflects on a sombre few weeks in the Lords
Lord Graham

Lords Gallery

Andrew Evans

Government proposals serve Executive not Parliament
The government needs to think again, think better and think more bravely on Lords reform, argues Lord Strathclyde
Lord Strathclyde

Breathing new life into Parliament
Modernisation of the Commons must mean updating the traditional role of Parliament in holding the government to account, says Eric Forth
Eric Forth

TOWARDS A PARLIAMENTARYPRESIDENCY?
Paul Tyler wants a pluralist Parliament to genuinely represent the political character of 21st century Britain
Paul Tyler

Limited elections would deceive not empower
It is a curious myth that elections are the onlysource of legitimacy,writes Lord Dahrendorf
Lord Dahrendorf

Clones of clowns
The qualities which are central to the value of the present Upper House would be put at risk by the sudden imposition of an entirely - even a largely - elected chamber, argues Lord Howe of Aberavon
Lord Howe

Complementing the Commons
Lord Williams of Mostyn sets out the government's plans for stage two of Lords reform
Lord Williams of Mostyn

Paul Goodman talks to Daisy Sampson
Paul Goodman talks to Daisy Sampson

Does war dominate the home front?
John Pienaar watches Labour's 'awkward squad' give the Home Secretary a tough time over the anti-terrorism legislation
John Pienaar