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www.charter88.org.uk
Charter 88's web site contains a wealth of information on constitutional
reform and links to other relevant sites.
www.parliament.uk
Follow the links from Parliament's home page to locate debate on
the Human Rights Act and even the Act itself.
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www.fco.gov.uk
www.dfid.gov.uk
The Foreign Office and the Department for International Development
sites include a wide range of information on foreign policy
and current international issues, together with links to
related organizations.
www.newint.org
The New Internationalist site deals with issues of world poverty
and inequality, and the relationship between rich and
poor nations. Also includes a comprehensive guide to relevant
organizations and resources.
www.wdm.org.uk
The World Development Movement is just one of many organizations
campaigning for justice for the world's poor.
www.un.org
For a truly international flavour, try the United Nations
site.
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www.fco.gov.uk/europe/index.html
For UK policy on the EU.
www.europa.eu.int/index.htm
The EU home page will lead you to a wealth of information on the
EU and its institutions, available in any EU language at
the touch of a button.
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www.local-regions.odpm.gov.uk
Local government comes under the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
www.info4local.gov.uk
A website for local government to learn about central government
initiatives, but useful for students too.
www.nio.gov.uk
The DETR is a good starting point for material relating to regionalism
and the NI office for Irish issues..
www.plaidcymru.org
www.snp.org.uk
Visit the Celtic fringe through its web sites.
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www.sunday-times.co.uk
Via this site you can access the Sunday Times' annual Rich List,
which has extensive information on changing patters of wealth
distribution.
www.ons.gov.uk
The Office for National Statistics is a good source for up-to-date
socio-economic information.
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www.pcc.org.uk
www.itc.org.uk
The Press Complaints Commission and Independent Television
Commission sites include annual reports, press releases and
statistics.
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www.electoral-reform.org.uk
The site of the campaigning organization, the Electoral Reform
Society.
www.charter88.org.uk
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www.conservative-party.org.uk
www.libdems.org.uk
www.labour.org.uk
In addition to current organization and policies, these sites include
considerable historical information. Use a search engine
or some of the academic political resources sites to track down
information on numerous smaller parties.
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www.royal.gov.uk
The monarchy's web site.
www.parliament.uk
Parliament's home page has links to the Commons and Lords
and an enormous amount of information on parliamentary history,
customs and procedure.
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www.parliament.uk
Parliament's home page includes links to Hansard,
select committee reports and the progress of bills
through the legislative process. Many MPs now also have websites
of their own.
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www.number-10.gov.uk
www.cabinet-office.gov.uk
Two web sites at the heart of government. You can
even have a virtual tour of Number Ten.
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www.open.gov.uk
The starting point for an incredible amount of government information,
with links to all departments and agencies.
www.ukonline.gov.uk
The starting point for a vast amount of government information,
with links to all departments and agencies, but beware of those
spin doctors.
www.civil-service.gov.uk
There's no shortage of information about the civil service,
from statistics to career opportunities.
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www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
The Treasury's home page provides links to a wealth of information
on all aspects of public expenditure, the budgetary process
and the state of the economy, in addition to details of the
institution itself.
www.bankofengland.co.uk
The Bank of England home page will lead you to information
on the Bank's history, organization and role,
and an extensive range of economic and financial statistics.
There is even a section entitled 'Funny Bank Stories'.
Both these sites
will also lead you to information on the single currency.
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www.oneworld.org
Gives access to over 350 organizations working for
global justice.
www.greenpeace.org.uk
www.foe.org.uk
The sites of the two main environmental organizations, Greenpeace
and Friends of the Earth.
www.countryside-alliance.org
Promotes the interests of rural people, including field sports.
www.cbi.org.uk
Peak organization representing employers.
www.tuc.org.uk
Peak organization representing labour.
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www.ofwat.gov.uk
www.ofgem.gov.uk
www.rail-reg.gov.uk
www.oftel.gov.uk
These are just some of the websites of the regulatory agencies
that control the natural monopolies. Log on to www.ukonline.gov.uk
to access many other agencies and non-departmental bodies.
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www.local-regions.odpm.gov.uk
Local government comes under the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
www.info4local.gov.uk
A website for local government to learn about central government
initiatives, but useful for students too.
www.open.gov.uk
From the open government site you can locate the web sites of
many local authorities.
www.local-regions.odpm.gov.uk
Local government now comes within the ambit of the Office of
the Deputy Prime Minister.
www.lgiu.gov.uk
The Local Government Information Unit is a good starting
point for independent information and analysis and
links to local authority sites. Check your own local authority's
website to find out what your elected representatives have been
doing; you may even be able to read the minutes of council meetings.
www.info4local.gov.uk
This website is one way local government learns about central
government initiatives, but it's useful for students too.
www.lga.gov.uk
Much of the Local Government Association's website is open
to the public as well as to its members (councillors and officers).
In addition to a wide range of news and up-to-date statistics,
it covers local government relations with central government
and other organizations.
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www.ombudsman.org.uk
The site includes the PCA's annual reports and extensive
statistics on the cases reviewed.
www.lcd.gov.uk
The Lord Chancellor's Department is at the heart of the criminal
justice system. A vast amount of information is available on
this web site, which also includes links to related sites, from
the European Court of Justice to the Law Society.
www.ccrc.gov.uk
Find out about miscarriages of justice investigated by the
Criminal Cases Review Commission.
www.lawcom.gov.uk
If you are interested in the Law Commission's role in law reform,
take heed of the warning that some of the documents available on
this web site can be very large.
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www.homeoffice.gov.uk
www.mod.uk
The Home Office and MoD web sites are good starting
points for many of the issues dealt with in this chapter.
www.mi5.gov.uk
Once so secretive that its very existence was denied, the security
service now has its own web site.
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