Gateway to websites

Government & politics: national and international - specialist sources

Write to Them
Type in your postcode to find the names of your local councilors, MP, MEPs and London Assembly members, then contact them directly using this site. If you need further details, other sites in this section may be more helpful.

Constituency Locata
Find your MP's contact details by (full) postcode, name or constituency.

They Work for You
Get current information on your MP including their voting record, expenses claims, and other performance data.

UK Parliament
Information about the United Kingdom Parliament, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Including Hansard from 1988 onwards, current bills and any Lords judicial work. Also see Parliament on TV which includes both 28 day archive footage and a live feed.

10 Downing Street
The Prime Minister's web site.

UK Government agencies & NDPBs
Agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies listed by government department.

Press releases
- from the Government News Network.

Tools for finding UK Government Publications:
- Official documents Contains full text of all Commons papers and command papers from May 2005+.
- Parliament.uk contains House of Commons and House of Lords publications (including Hansard)
- Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) Full text of original legislation including Acts from 1988+ and Statutory Instruments from 1987+. 
- Statute Law Database Contains up-to-date amended legislation for the UK.
- The Stationery Office Publisher for most UK official publications.

Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Executive

National Assembly for Wales

Northern Ireland Assembly

European Union information
EU resources available from Westminster Reference Library.

Europarl
Lists UK MEPs by region, with links to other information about the European Parliament.

European Commission in the UK
News, information, lists of centres for information, public information and documentation, as well as listings for related cultural events.

Europa
Main official European Union website.

EU Grants and Loans
For information on EU funding policy and programmes.

Funding for Students
EU policy briefing on education and funding programmes for students.  

Easy Reading corner
Online leaflets and guides explaining what the EU is and what it does.

EU Bookshop
Online access to a range of EU publications, some of which can be ordered for FREE.

CIA World Factbook
Country profiles, maps, & flags.

Governments on the WWW
Gateway to official and third-party information about governments world-wide on the web. [Not recently updated, but most links still current]

Foreign embassies in the UK
The Foreign Office also has a list of UK embassies overseas.

ePolitix
Lots of information from the world of politics, with up to date news and links to MP websites.

British Prime Ministers 1721-2007
Profiles of historical British Prime Ministers from Walpole to Blair on the Number 10 website.

Intute: Social Sciences
A database of web resources tutorial for those studying or simply interested in politics and social sciences.

e-Petitions
Find and sign a petition on an issue important to you, or create your own.

Government: local

Law