Journalism

• GOV.UK 

Use this site to find Government information from departments, publications or statistics.
H.M. Treasury is particularly useful for publications and statistics.

• The Guardian Style Guide 

A website listing preferred ways of expressing words and phrases used by The Guardian.

• House of Commons Library 

Research and analysis on a wide variety of topics from education, poverty and social policy to foreign policy, trade and economics produced by impartial experts in the House of Commons Library. Either click Research at the top of the screen, then scroll down to browse by topic or click Search at the top right of the screen, then change to Search all research services before putting in your topic so that you can pick up House of Lords reports as well as House of Commons.

• Independent Press Standards Organisation 

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

An independent regulator which deals with complaints about the content of newspapers and magazines (and their websites). IPSO administers the Editors' Code of Practice which deals with issues such as accuracy, invasion of privacy, intrusion into grief or shock and harassment.

• Media.info 

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

Media industries directory.

• Sage Research Methods 

Access books and videos about quantitative and qualitative research methods and many more social science research topics. Use the Tools drop-down at the top centre of the screen to access a handy Project Planner which is full of FAQs about what you need to consider at each stage in a project/dissertation. Tools also contains a Methods Map which is ideal for quickly finding details about a particular research method.

• UK Parliament 

The supreme legislative body for the UK, British Crown Dependiencies, and British Overseas Territories.

• UK Parliament: Publications & Records 

Access the daily record of debates in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords right up to the present (the Weekly Information Bulletin, business papers, Committee publications and Register of Members' Interests are also available). Includes Hansard.