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FORCES
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GOVERNMENT
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GOVERNMANT
AGENCIES
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GOVERNMENT
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POLITICAL
PARTIES
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POLITICS
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10 Downing Street
www.number-10.gov.uk
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The official Number 10 Downing Street website
is the ultimate Blair mouthpiece. This fairly
extensive project has a news centre where new
government initiatives are announced, together
with discussion forums and occasional
opportunities to quiz the PM himself on the
issues of the day. There is also an
interesting tour of Downing Street complete
with pictures. The site is designed utilising
all the latest bells and whistles that the
Internet allows, with a scrolling up to date
news section on the opening screen.
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Politics UK - Business Donors
users.powernet.co.uk/hack/sleaze
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This site has a very simple aim - to disclose
what companies donate to political parties and
how much they give. This intent appears in a
very basic layout but then it's the content
that is of interest. Since new rules have been
introduced to party political funding, this
information has been made publicly available
but fortunately this site has collated it for
you. Definitely worth a quick look to see what
companies are up to.
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The British Politics Page
www.ukpol.co.uk
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This isn't a great looking site by anyone's
standards. But if you want to know about
British politics - what happened when and why
- this is a good place to start. A search on
the site will trawl a history of Westminster,
recent news and upcoming events in the current
parliament. There is also an extensive list of
links to other political sites, MP email
addresses and a selection of books on the
subject.
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The Conservative party
www.conservative-party.org.uk
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The Conservative Party has been having a rough
time of things recently (even disgraced ex-MP
Neil Hamilton had the cheek to criticise it)
but you wouldn't know it to look at its
website. It's a bells and whistles affair with
some great graphics and effects. However, it
fails to be much more than nice packaging.
Flash pics mean long downloads and don't
expect to be told what the party's policies
are - except the usual slamming of the
opposition.
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The Labour Party
www.labour.org.uk
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Not as good looking as the Conservative's
site, this nevertheless is an impressive
attempt to make the Labour Party more
transparent. You won't find any great insights
into Government but then there are a slew of
other sites for that purpose. What you will
get is a comprehensive and easily navigable
reference to the Labour Party and its stated
aims and intentions. A step in the right
direction for British politics.
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The Liberal Democrat Party
www.libdems.org.uk
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For a political party that was first to
embrace the Internet revolution and which is
dedicated to being as open as possible, this
site is a bit of a letdown. When the site
first went up it was leading the way, but
since then nothing has changed and it looks
hopelessly out of date. The design is bland
and there's very little to get your teeth
into. What is commendable though is the list
of MP's emails so you can contact them
directly.
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Sinn Fein
www.sinnfein.ie
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Since the resolution of the Good Friday
agreement Sinn Fein has found its position
shifted by 90 degrees - and that makes this
site worth viewing. Not much has changed on
the site except for a few congratulatory
pictures, but we suspect that will all change
as the party gets around to helping govern
Northern Ireland. The design is very
simplistic but functional and the background
to the party is well worth a read.
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Thinking Politica
home.freeuk.net/ethos
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Setting itself apart from the daily
wranglings of politics, this site offers a
view on the sociology, economics and
philosophy behind government. Very much an
intellectual exercise, it can get a bit
heavy-going at times but if you want to know
more about politics and its history around the
world this is the right place. Covering
political theory, the Russian revolution and
General Pinochet among its many topics, this
site keeps up to date and isn't afraid to
voice an opinion.
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PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS
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TRADE
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UNION
BODIES
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