A glitch in the online record of parliament debates has replaced the word 'arms' with 'anus'.

Hansard is the edited verbatim report of proceedings in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. An archive of debates stretching from the present day to the 1800s is available online. However, as the result of a gremlin uncovered by a poster on reddit, the archive currently offers an eye-opening new perspective on how Britain's policies and laws were formulated.

The bug derails Mr Posonby's 1809 report to the Commons on a successful campaign in Spain:



In the same year, Lord Clive attempted to quash a wild rumour about northerners:



In an 1867 debate, the Home Secretary proposed a radical defence against rioters:




   
"You said a word for bum!"
How it didn't look.


Although compromised, the Hansard records still function as a useful reminder of how legislators in 1868 viewed the world, particularly foreigners, differently:



And Lord Shandon compiled a horrifying list of atrocities perpetrated by French Canadians in 1919:



Even Winston Churchill was not immune, making wild allegations about Neville Chamberlain in 1914:



In more modern times, James Hill MP made a bold promise:



While Dr Tonge had a very specialist subject in 2000:



And Vince Cable was swayed to an unexpected point of view in 2001:



Indeed. A spokesperson for Hansard told RollOnFriday to "stick it up your arms" was unavailable to comment.
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Comments

Anonymous 10 July 15 19:00

Well done Roll on Friday: funniest article since that one about Bond Dickinson claiming to be one of the top 25 most admired companies!

Anonymous 10 July 15 21:27

Having just snorted a gob full of G&T over myself while reading this, then trying to explain that act away to a fellow commuter with the explanation that "this article is so funny, they have written 'anus' instead of 'arms'!", I now look like an absolute arms.

Thanks RoF.

Roll On Friday 10 July 15 23:51

Do Hansard write the descriptive motions of the MPs?

If so, I'd have like to have seen the bit about Ian Duncan Smith celebrating during the Budget on Wednesday:

Ian Duncan Smith cheers [and pumps his arms with passion]