Politics in depth

The choice for detailed coverage of political debate and legislative progress is now between …

ePolitix – which aims to improve communication between elected representatives and the public.

  • News – provides up-to-the-minute politics and parliamentary news covering events at Westminster, the Scottish Parliament, European Parliament and the assemblies in Northern Ireland, Wales and London via three email bulletins: Morning Bulletin, Press Review and Tomorrow’s Agenda.
  • Legislation Watch – tracks the progress of bills going through parliament. For each specific bill the service provides commentary on the bill and its aims, details its stages, highlights relevant parliamentary debates, relevant news stories and press releases from government and other interested bodies.
  • Interviews with senior politicians and key political figures on the latest political events.
  • MP Websites – hosts the largest collection of MPs’ websites on the web and provides links to many MPs who already have other websites.
  • Stakeholders – hosts specialist public affairs websites for companies, charities and other organisations who want to put across their latest public affairs messages. Includes interviews with stakeholders on political issues.
  • Publications – includes the latest articles from The House Magazine, the weekly Parliamentary magazine edited, written and read by MPs and Peers.

politics.co.uk from DeHavilland Information Services plc – which provides in-depth coverage of political developments and useful political information for all interested in UK politics. Covering everything from the workings of the political system to the nuts and bolts of major issues and legislative progress. Coverage includes:

  • News in five sections: domestic policy, foreign policy, party politics, public services, and the economy. Each news story links to related articles, relevant campaigning and commercial organisations, and where appropriate a background issue brief.
  • Background information about the UK political debate including: Issue of the Day,Issue Briefs, Opinion Formers and Trends.
  • The current agenda and developments in all of the leading legislatures affecting the United Kingdom.
  • Reference guides including: Political Guide, Legislation, Find your MP, Frontbenchers, Committees and Useful Links

It is politically neutral, providing objective, factual and balanced political information, overseen by an editorial board comprising elected representatives from each of the three main political parties.