UK political websites

This site provides free access to the full text of the 28 page report published by Social Media Affairs in May 2009. It provides an overview of the state of online political communication in Britain in 2008/9. It includes chapters on usage by political parties (Conservative Party, Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats); assessments of party political websites, blogs and Twitter activity. Also pro...

Links to parties and other useful websites covering UK politics.

1. A Day For Solidarity - Ordovicius 2. UKIP: homophobic shit-for-brains fuckwits - Devil's Kitchen 3. Labour, Welsh Speakers Not Welcome - Welsh Ramblings 4. Data Retention Laws Rejected - Peter Black AM 5. Welsh Political Websites, Bilingualism And Europe - Ordovicius

Attention has been drawn to a slight cock-up in the bilingual nature of Welsh Labour's campaign website for the European elections. The use of the internet has been the main topic of conversation in Welsh politics over the last three weeks, but it's been some time since I've reviewed the bilingualism (or lack thereof) of Welsh political websites. Also of interest is the use of the internet in the ...

I've been relaxing and browsing around the political websites and blogs this morning. In the process I've come across two great articles and one complete load of rubbish. The first of the good two comes from John Redwood's Diary: Who knows how to run a bank or two? John points out that neither Brown or Darling have the faintest idea how to run even a small business, never mind major...

Over the last couple of weeks I've been experimenting with a technique compare the top Google search results for any website for any set of keywords. Today I want to introduce an analysis of which UK political websites - blogs, news sites, party-linked websites, and media sites - score most highly for searches for well-known politicians on Google. This week I will be running a series of artic...

My laptop favourites list has changed again and again over the course of the year but this is how it's ended. When you need to take the pulse of what's going on in American politics, these are the top 10 sites - rather than specific blogs - I'd recommend you check. 1. The Drudge Report Drudge is the undisputed master, driving the mainstream political agenda to an extent that few wou...

Simon Fletcher: Far from being irrelevant, political websites are filling holes in news coverage that other media aren't even aware of

1. Robert Winnett explains how the Conservatives will lose the next election. 2. Dizzy gets all Freudian over Gordon Brown's PMQ performance. 3. Norfolk Blogger takes on the press obsession with computer games. 4. James Forsyth on the Tory Party chairmanship and whether DD should piss out or in. 5. Mark Pack on how many people visit political websites. 6. Danny Finkelstein on the sickos who w...