Government & Politics

UK government - national and local

• DirectGov This portal is the gateway to all UK national and local government sites; below are direct links to some of the main sites; has videos of Prime Minister's Question Time sessions; use the Quickfind facility to access council websites etc.
• Public Record Office Helps with studies of genealogy; has census details
• Foreign & Commonwealth Office Handy links and info. for travellers
• Parliament includes election results, directory of MPs, FAQs etc.
• Number10 read all about the Prime Minister
• Electoral Commission find out about elections in your area.
• Inland Revenue All about your taxes
• Office of Fair Trading Know your rights and how to complain
• Consumer Gateway Consumer advice on buying products and services
• English Heritage Lots of ideas on planning a day out

Political Parties and other political sites

• Conservative party
• Labour party
• Liberal Democrats
• The Royal Family a political party?
• BBC politics  links to the BBC's political database
• Liberal party the 'original' liberal party
• Scottish Nationalist party
• Social Democratic and Labour party
• Referendum party
• Green Party
• Official Monster Raving Loony Party
• Liberal party
• ePolitix Politics reporting site
• NickRobinson Politics blog from the BBC
• ConservativeHome The Tories' blog
• LabourHome Politics reporting site
• LibDemBlogs Access over 100 LibDem blogs
• GuidoFawkes'Blog The juiciest political gossip on the Web
• IanDales'Diary Musings on politics, football and life
• TomWatson Ex-MP - known as the 'balti plotter'
• Slugger O'Toole Covers Northen Ireland politics (the site was 'suspended' the last time we looked)
• 18DoughtyStreet Online TV station featuring politics
• Digital Library Research Centre a full list of parties
• They Work For You access details about your local MP
• Write To Them write to your local MP
• The Guardian thepolitical section of The Guardian
• The Telegraph the opinion section of The Telegraph
• Vox Politics links to politician's blogs etc.
• Prime Ministers in History
• Margaret Thatcher
• Michael Portillo
• George W Bush
• Vladimir Putin
• Patricia Hewitt
• Simon Hughes
• Boris Johnson
• Robin Cook
• Ann Widdecombe

International

• United Nations 
• Nato 
• European Community 

(lu: 21/10/06)