Political Weblogs

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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we provide inevitably gets out of date so, instead, here are some links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:

• 
  
  Politics Resources’s list of British Political Parties

• Number 10′s links to UK political parties

• 
  
  The Electoral Commission’s Register of political parties

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)

• Citizenship Foundation
• Heads Up
• Institute for Citizenship
• Parliamentary Education Unit

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

Global National Parliaments
(revised 3 November 2010)

• US House of Representatives
• US Senate
• US White House
• Democratic National
  Committee
• Republican National Committee
• Washington Staffers -
  "HillZoo"
• Australian Parliament
• Canadian Parliament
• New Zealand Parliament
• South African Parliament
• 
  
  Israel Knesset