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UK Government Departments
(revised 3 November 2010)
Ministerial Departments
Since departments are reorganised from time to time, rather than list them all here, we are providing you with this general link:http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/government-business/government-ministers-responsibilities.aspx
UK Political Parties
(revised 3 November 2010)
Any list we provide inevitably gets out of date so, instead, here are some links which get updated regularly:
UK Parliaments, Assemblies etc
(revised 3 November 2010)
- Westminster Parliament
- Greater London Authority
- Northern Ireland Assembly
- The Scottish Parliament
- The National Assembly for Wales
- Acts of Parliament (Office of Public Sector Information)
- Committee on Standards in Public Life
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- British Group, Inter-Parliamentary Union
Political resources
(revised 3 November 2010)
- British Politics Page
- CitizensConnection
- Councillor.gov.uk
- Democracy Matters - an informal alliance of individuals and organisations for effective democracy.
- Ellwood and Atfield
- ePolitix
- History and Policy – provides historical information for policymakers
- Indigo Public Affairs – Local Gov’t Councils’ political composition
- Intute
- Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
- Politicos Bookshop
- Public Affairs Links
- Public Affairs World
- revolts.co.uk
- Susan Hamilton Group
- theParliament.com - window into the European parliament and other EU institutions
- The Public Whip
- The Right Ethos
- They Work for You
- Think Politics
- Vacher Dod Publishing – Political Links
- YouGov
Political blogs and online publications
(these come and go at an alarming rate so no apologies if some of them are deceased)
Have a look at this article on political blogs, written in May 2010.
(last updated 20 August 2012)
- Adlib at You Never Can Tell
- Andy Love MP
- An Englishman’s Castle
- Austin Mitchell’s WeBLOG
- Bloggerheads
- Bloggers4Labour
- Boris Johnson’s own Blog
- Boriswatch
- ConservativeHome
- Disraeli Room
- Doctorvee
- Downing Street Says
- Fax Your MP
- Global Politics Magazine
- Greater Manchester Fabian Society
- Guido Fawkes
- Harry’s Place
- HillZoo
- Iain Dale’s Diary
- Ideal Government
- Jamie’s Big Voice
- John Hemming MP
- John Leech Watch
- Kent Labour Students
- Kerry McCarthy MP
- Lords of the Blog
- Lynne’s GLA and Haringey diary
- Melanie Phillips
- No Geek is an Island
- Nosemonkey’s EUtopia
- Paul Linford’s Political Commentary and Other Stuff
- Peter Black AM
- Politicalbetting.com
- Political World View
- Politics.co.uk
- Politics Matters
- Politics ‘n’ Stuff
- Politics Watch – Manchester
- Politicus
- PubAffairs
- PublicInterest.co.uk
- revolts.co.uk
- Richard Allan MP
- Richard Corbett MEP
- Sadie’s Tavern
- Sadiq Khan MP
- Samizdata
- Sandra Gidley MP
- Scottish Independence
- Secondary Mandate (Lords Reform)
- Shaun Woodward MP
- Slugger O’Toole
- Speaker’s Chair
- Stephen Pollard
- The British Bullshit Foundation
- The Currer Ball
- The New Political Centre
- The Policeman’s Blog
- The Politics.co.uk
- The Pryer
- The Thimble
- The Yorkshire Ranter
- They Work for You
- Tim Worstall
- Tom Copley
- Tom Watson MP
- ToryRadio
- UK Free Democrats
- UKIP watch
- What You Can Get Away With
- Why politicians need weblogs
- Wonkette
- Young Political Bloggers
Media sites
(revised 3 November 2010)
- Information about the Parliamentary Intranet News Services
- BBC News
- Channel 4 News
- Sky News
- Independent Radio News
- ITN News
- Metro
- Daily Express and Sunday Express
- Daily Mail
- Financial Times
- London Evening Standard
- News of the World
- New Statesman
- Orange News
- The Guardian
- The Observer
- The House Magazine
- The Independent and The Independent on Sunday
- The Mirror
- The Spectator
- The Scotsman
- The Sun
- The Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph
- The Times & The Sunday Times
- Tribune
- Catch21 Productions - trying to engage young people with politics
Ombudsmen and Commissioners
(revised 3 November 2010)
- Banking Ombudsman – see Financial Ombudsman below
- Broadcasting Standards Commission - see Ofcom below
- European Ombudsman
- Financial Ombudsman
- Financial Services Authority
- Health Service Ombudsman
- Housing Ombudsman Service
- Independent Case Examiner for the Child Support Agency
- Independent Police Complaints Commission
- Insurance Ombudsman – see Financial Ombudsman above
- Legal Services Ombudsman
- Local Government Ombudsman
- Northern Ireland Ombudsman
- Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman
- Ofcom
- Parliamentary Ombudsman
- Pensions Ombudsman
- Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
- The Property Ombudsman (formerly known as the Estate Agents Ombudsman)
- Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
- Removals Industry Ombudsman Scheme
- Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman
- Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
- Telecommunications Ombudsman
Organisations
(revised 28 September 2011)
- Amnesty International
- Campaign for Freedom of Information
- CBI
- Charter 88
- Commission for Racial Equality
- Countryside Alliance
- Electoral Reform Society
- Eaga – Energy Efficiency, including Government grants
- Equal Opportunities Commission
- Greenpeace
- Henry Jackson Society
- Operation Black Vote
- PubAffairs - public affairs networking
- RightsNet - an Internet forum discussing Welfare Rights Issues
- TUC
Citizenship
(revised 3 November 2010)
Think Tanks
(revised 20 August 2012)
- Adam Smith Institute
- Bow Group
- Centre for European Reform
- Centre for Policy Studies
- CentreForum
- Demos
- Fabian Society
- Federal Trust
- Hansard Society
- Institute of Economic Affairs
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Overseas Development Institute
- Politeia
- ResPublica
- Social Market Foundation
E-Democracy sites
(revised 3 November 2010)
- Hansard Society e-Democracy programme
- Parliamentary representation in the Internet age project
- Democracy Forum
- KableNet
- Center for Democracy and Technology
- Democracy 21
- Open.Gov.UK
- Cyberspace Policy Research Group
- Newham
- Lewisham
- Foundation for Information Policy Research
- Minnesota E-Democracy
- E-Government Bulletin
Humorous Sites
(revised 3 November 2010)
- Deadbrain
- Fashion in Politics
- Headline Update
- Hoby’s Cartoons
- House of Cards Website
- Insults.net Political Insults
- Yes Minister Website
- Lord Bonkers’ Diary
- W4MP website’s “Pages of Shame”
European Parliaments
(revised 24 September 2011)
- Belgium – Lower House
- Belgium – Senate
- Finland
- France – Assemblee Nationale
- France – Senate
- Germany
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Spain – Senate
- Sweden
- European Parliament
- European Parliament’s Stagiaire Association
- European Union