Government, politics and law

Local and Regional Government

• Local Government
  "Tagish" A to Z index of local councils in the UK.
• Local Government Guide
  "Oultwood" guide to district, county and regional councils worldwide. 

UK National Government

• BBC Parliament
  Comprehensive coverage of the UK houses of parliament.
• DirectGov
  Online services for all central government departments in the UK.
• Election Maps
  Electoral geography of Great Britain
• Information Commissioner's Office
  Independent authority safeguarding data protection and freedom of information
• Planning Portal
  Government online service for building work planning and regulations
• National Savings and Investments
  Premium bond checker
• 10 Downing Street
  Web site of the Prime Minister
• UK National Statistics
• Statute Law Database
  All laws of Uk back to Magna Carta
• Write to Them
  Contact your councillors, MPs and MEPs

Publications and Documents

• Office of Public Sector Information 
  Access to legislation and official publications, including Acts, Bills and SIs.
• The Stationery Office
  Official government publisher and supplier of documents. 
• UK Parliament
  Access to Hansard and House of Commons weekly information bulletin
• Official Documents
  Access to full text Command and House of Commons papers

Europe

• Europa
  Gateway to the European Union including statistics.

Law

• Advice Now
  Legal information selected from over 400 websites
• Bailii
  Case law from the British and Irish Legal Information Institute
• Citizens Advice Bureau
• Community Legal Advice
  Free high-quality legal information.
• Criminal Justice System
  Information for witnesses, victims, jurors and those accused of crime
• Find a Solicitor
  Law Society guide to UK legal firms.
• Her Majesty's Court Service
  Administration of the civil, family and criminal courts in England and Wales
• Infolaw
  Gateway to general legal information on a range of topics with many expert contributors