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It's 08 August 2008

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Latest update: 4 August 2008

Parliament is a serious place, and the Palace of Westminster and constituency offices are filled with hard-working, dedicated professionals engaged in the important business of running the country. Yet even the most committed need time for rest and recuperation, space to kick back and unwind, and opportunities to take a sideways look at their workplace, employers and even their political masters.

This is the place for staff who are looking for something less serious and rather more entertaining than the average guide to best practice.

We hope you enjoy these guides as much as we do.

The Guides

*Dean Trench's guides*
Tips and Hints for Recess	30 July 2008
Dropping a Clanger: surviving the fallout	29 May 2008
Ten Phrases Every Bag-Carrier Needs to Fear	29 April 2008
Bag-carriers translated	28 February 2008
What Kind of Intern Are You?	28 January 2008
Bag-carriers on strike!	16 October 2007
MP Translator: What they say, what you are supposed to hear.	Updated: 7 October 2007
Your First Ten Days: the bag-carrier's guide	3 September 2007

Clare Romney's guides
10 things you should NEVER let your Member of Parliament do - Part Three: The Things that are just mad, bad and wrong!	16 June 2008
10 things you should NEVER let your Member of Parliament do - Part Two: Your MP’s brilliant ideas to raise their profile – what every bag-carrier needs to fear.	21 January 2008
10 things you should NEVER let your Member of Parliament do - Part One: Helping’ out with things that are clearly beyond them.	26 November 2007

Hoby's cartoons
An occasional cartoon about life as a bag-carrier	Latest: 4 August 2008

Got your own ideas?

If you'd care to add to the pile of stuff to read, do get in touch.

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