www.ukinformedinvestor.co.uk
A
 
GOVERNMENT & OFFICIAL SITES: 
The Web Search
The Informed Investor
List of Interesting UK Sites 
Click on to the exact word
Arts
Automotive
Business UK
Computers
Discovery
Games
Home
Kids
Legal
News
People/Chat
Recreation
Reference / Education
Regional
Shopping UK
Sports
 Society
Travel
At £4.99 Go out & Buy Computer Active's Book on Websites-
It's well worth the money
Informed Investor  Golden Services
USA Peoples Search
USA Business Search
U S A Yellow Pages
People Search
Search
Register or 
Sign in
Chat & Dating
USA Business
Search
USA Yellow
Pages

 
CAMPAIGNS
Details Written up In Computer Active's Excellant Webguide
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD)
www.oecd.org
The OECD consists of 29 member countries and exists to provide governments with a forum for them to discuss, develop and perfect economic policy. They compare experiences, seek answers to common problems and work to co-ordinate domestic and international policies that increasingly in today's globalised world must form a web of even practice across nations. Their discussion makes for better-informed work within their own governments on the spectrum of public policy and clarifies the impact of national policies on the international community.
Amnesty International
www.amnesty.org.uk
Amnesty and its symbol of a candle wrapped in barbed wire is recognised and respected worldwide as a leader in the field of human rights and an exposer of abusive regimes. This site is a very good introduction to the myriad of activities that the organisation undertakes and often a real eye-opener to what goes on in the world. The site itself is attractive but can be difficult to move around leaving you feeling a little overwhelmed. One for those with a global conscience.
The Better Payment Practice Campaign
www.payontime.co.uk
For anyone running a business or trying to get hold of payment, this will be a site worth visiting. The Government released a law in 1998 that said companies could charge interest if their invoices weren't paid within 30 days. However, the law will be difficult to implement and so in steps the BPP campaign. The site is not very sophisticated and not very pretty either but it does contain a large amount of useful and practical information.
Global Internet Liberty Campaign
www.gilc.org
No website review on campaign groups would be complete without mention of an Internet liberty campaign. The big debate on how open the Internet should be has still to arrive (and probably never will), but while many seek to constrain the Web, others sit on the other side advocating total freedom. This French site (most of it is in English though) does a good job of keeping you up to date and can prove an interesting read.
Greenpeace
www.greenpeace.org.uk
A very professional site from the group famous for obstructing oil tankers and blocking up sewage ducts. Greenpeace's policy of non-violent direct action and shaming large corporations has proved very successful in the past and now the organisation has turned to the cause of genetically modified food, something it rightly says has been raised only by consumer distaste rather than government intervention. The serious message is put across simply with games and animation.
Stonewall
www.stonewall.org.uk
Stonewall is a campaign group working for gay and lesbian equality in Britain - a topic that has become headline news recently with the Conservative Party taken to task by its own MPs. The last decade has seen a huge change in the way gay men and women are perceived by society and Stonewall is pushing for further acceptance. The site is very simple and quite small but it does cover most of the issues as well as provide regular news updates.

 

FORCES
British Army
www.army.mod.uk
Police Federation of England and Wales
www.polfed.org.uk
Royal Air Force
www.raf.mod.uk
Royal Navy
www.royal-navy.mod.uk
Territorial Army
www.army.mod.uk/ta

GOVERNMENT
OFFICES
Cabinet Office
www.cabinet-office.gov.uk
HM Treasury
www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
Home Office
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/index.htm
House of Commons
www.parliament.uk/commons/hsecom.htm
House of Lords
www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk
Ministry of Defence
www.mod.uk

 


GOVERNMANT
AGENCIES
Office of Fair Trading
www.oft.gov.uk
Office of the Rail Regulator
www.rail-reg.gov.uk
Ofgem - The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
www.ofgas.gov.uk
Ofsted
www.ofsted.gov.uk
Oftel
www.oftel.gov.uk
Directory of Ombudsmen
www.intervid.co.uk/bioa
National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux
www.nacab.org.uk
Which Online
www.which.com
Trading Standards
www.tradingstandards.gov.uk

 


GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS
DVLA
www.open.gov.uk/dvla
HM Customs and Excise
www.hmce.gov.uk
HM Prison Service
www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk
Local Government Association
www.lga.gov.uk
Northern Ireland Local Government Index
www.oultwood.com/localgov/northernireland.htm
The Post Office
www.postoffice.co.uk
Post Office Counters
www.postoffice-counters.co.uk
Royal Mail
www.royalmail.co.uk/default.htm
Scottish Local Government Index
www.oultwood.com/localgov/scotland.htm
Scottish Prison Service
www.sps.gov.uk
UK Passport Agency
www.ukpa.gov.uk/ukpass.htm
Welsh Local Government Index
www.oultwood.com/localgov/wales.htm

 

POLITICAL
PARTIES
The Conservative Party
www.conservative-party.org.uk
Green Party of England and Wales
www.greenparty.org.uk
The Labour Party
www.labour.org.uk
Liberal Democrat Party
www.libdems.org.uk
Scottish Green Party
www.scottishgreens.org.uk
Scottish National Party
www.snp.org.uk
Sinn Fein
www.sinnfein.ie
UK Independence Party
www.independenceuk.org.uk/cgi-bin/ukip.pl
Ulster Democratic Party
www.udp.org
Ulster Democratic Unionist Party
www.dup.org.uk
Ulster Unionist Party
www.uup.org

 

POLITICS
10 Downing Street
www.number-10.gov.uk
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.
Politics UK - Business Donors
users.powernet.co.uk/hack/sleaze
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.
The British Politics Page
www.ukpol.co.uk
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.
The Conservative party
www.conservative-party.org.uk
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.
The Labour Party
www.labour.org.uk
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.
The Liberal Democrat Party
www.libdems.org.uk
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.
Sinn Fein
www.sinnfein.ie
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.
Thinking Politica
home.freeuk.net/ethos
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.

 


PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
www.acca.org.uk
British Medical Association
www.bma.org.uk
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
www.arbitrators.org
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
www.csphysio.org.uk
General Council of the Bar of England and Wales
www.barcouncil.org.uk
Institute of Chartered Accountants (Eng & Wales)
www.icaew.co.uk/
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland
www.icas.org.uk
Law Society of England and Wales
www.lawsoc.org.uk/Index.asp
National Association of Estate Agents
www.naea.co.uk
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
www.rcsed.ac.uk
Royal College of Surgeons of England
www.rcseng.ac.uk

 

TRADE
&
UNION
BODIES
British Chambers of Commerce
www.britishchambers.org.uk
British Safety Council
www.britishsafetycouncil.co.uk
British Standards Institute
www.bsi.org.uk
Central Scotland Chamber of Commerce
www.central-chamber.co.uk
Inland Revenue
www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/home.htm
Companies House
www.companieshouse.gov.uk
The Prince's Trust
www.princes-trust.org.uk
Scottish Council Development and Industry
www.scdi.org.uk
Scottish Council Development and Industry
www.scdi.org.uk
Scottish Trades Union Congress
www.stuc.demon.co.uk
Trades Association Forum
www.martex.co.uk/taf/index.htm
Trades Union Congress
www.tuc.org.uk
Wales TUC Cymru
www.wtuc.org.
Confederation of British Industry
www.cbi.org.uk/home.htmluk
Federation of Small Businesses
www.fsb.org.uk
Federation of Small Businesses
www.fsb.org.uk
Health and Safety Executive
www.hse.gov.uk/hsehome.htm
Health and Safety Executive
www.hse.gov.uk/hsehome.htm

 

A
Click Me!
 
C
BannerMall.com - Free TargetedAdvertising