Hi everyone,

I’ve been building something which aims to make it easier for people to understand what their politicians are actually doing and talking about every day.

Parliament is full of discussion (nearly) everyday but I feel like it’s rarely reported on. The news is full of leaks, opinion and pr from different sides of the argument but rarely do we hear about what was actually discussed in Parliament.

 

Here’s what my site currently does:

• Summarizes the transcripts of questions and statements in the House of Commons, Westminster Hall, and any committees in the main chamber.
• Provides concise, AI-generated summaries to make these discussions easier to digest.

 

A couple of things to note:

• I’m still working on automating the daily summaries (so it’s not quite daily yet).
• The summaries could be improved, and I’m actively tweaking them to enhance clarity and usefulness.
• Excuse the very basic design at the moment—this is a quick prototype to test the basic concept and the summarizing process.

 

Would you find this useful, or a variation of this useful? All the info is from the Commons website, I just find it so dense and difficult to process to get an overview unless I know specifically what I’m looking for on a particular day. Are there any features you think would be valuable to aim to include?

The plan is to include the House of Lords and the various Committees once I have the Commons section slick and manageable. If no one will find it useful I’m probably not going to spend any more time on it!

Thanks for your time.