British politics and B Guide - Resources and Review

A listing of all registered political parties in the UK, providing contact details and information about the main officials for each party.
 
Collection of news stories reporting on the elections for the Welsh Assembly which were held in May 1999. Includes information about candidates and the possible implications of devolution.
 
Database of Early Day Motions, which are motions introduced by Members of Parliament that are generally not debated but are rather used to draw attention to a particular issue or gather support for it by having other MPs add their signatures.
 
An index of resources relevant to British politics. Includes information on local councils, MPs email addresses, electoral data, historical political information and newsgroups related to British Politics, and a British Politics Timeline which covers the events of the last 100 years. There is also an extensive index of British political resources, arranged alphabetically, including information on constitutions, electoral systems, political parties and speeches.
 
Brief histories of ten British political parties and pressure groups, and the results of the twenty general elections between 1832 and 1918.
 
Society with the objective of securing the principle of proportional representation through use of the Single Transferable Vote for all public elections in the British Isles.
 
Listing of political resources relevant to the United Kingdom, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections.
 
Information on UK political reform, including voting, decentralisation, parliament, citizenship, freedom of information, rights and the constitution. Also describes the group, its publications and campaigns.
 
Service enabling voters to fax their local MP free of charge. By entering their postcode, users are given access to an online fax form and links to information about their MP comprising recent Parliamentary speeches, and his/her entry in the Register of Members' Interests.
 
Organisation comprising UK academics and Parliamentary staff studying the work of Parliament and Parliamentary institutions. Provides information on the group's history, details of books and articles published by its members, and includes evidence given to Parliamentary committees.
 
Collection of links to UK government resources including departments, organisations, publications and reports, and official information about political parties. Also features details of EU initiatives, and full text versions of European Community documents.
 
Collection of news stories reporting on elections for the Scottish Parliament which were held in May 1999. Includes information on candidates, the voting process and the results.
 
The Refugee Council gives practical help and promotes the rights of asylum seekers and refugees, in the UK and abroad.
 
Link to the extensive list of political parties held on BUBL UK.
 
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