Government
Government Resources
United Kingdom
- UK Government Home Page. Search engine for UK government departments, local governments and other quasi-public bodies (such as Universities).
- Hansard from House of Commons.
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
- Department for Education and Employment.
- Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
- Department of Health.
- Department for International Development.
- Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
- Department of Trade and Industry: Competitiveness Division.
- Department of Social Security.
- Department of Social Security – Analytical Services Division (DSS).
- Ministry of Defence.
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- Northern Ireland Government.
- The Scottish Executive.
- H.M. Treasury.
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
- British Parliament.
- Scottish Enterprise.
- Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Europe
- Europa Homepage. Home page of the European Union, providimg links to the Parliament, the Commission, publications of the Union, as well as the home pages of member states and other European governments. A rich and varied resource.
- European Union Press Releases.
- European Parliament.
- Europe Policy Centre.
- European research.
- European Commission Host Organisation. (ECHO).
- Phare. The Phare programme is the world’s largest grant assistance effort for central and eastern Europe. These pages are designed to keep you informed about the European Union’s relations with its central European neighbours and the various ways in which it helps them overcome the legacy of the past.
European Union
North America
- GAO. The US General Accounting Office page allows you to order GAO publications on-line for free.
- Congress.
- Public Securities Association. Lobby body on securities industry.
- Canadian Parliament.
- The US Department of Treasury.
- Department of Commerce.
- Lissack. One of the problems with the web is the transient nature of ‘publications’ on it. For a year, the Lissack pages detailed scandals in the US municipal bond market and were a great source of information on subjects like the Orange County crisis. After a year, Michael Lissack, the site maintainer, decided that he wanted to concentrate on other areas – like his PhD at Henley.
Rest of the world
- United Nations.Official WEB Site Locator for the UNITED NATIONS System of Organizations.
- UNIDO.
- UNCTAD.
- UN Development Programme.
- UN University.
- World Bank. Famous for its environmental and development activities … check it out.
- World Trade Organisation.
Political Links
Britain
- The Labour Party.
- The Conservative Party.
- The Liberal Democrats.
- Scottish National Party.
- Plaid Cymru.