Dear All
Merry christmas
from the Social science Information Gateway (http://www.sosig.ac.uk)
Throughout the year we give you access to some of the best social science
information services. Here are some special xmas features from our database.
Avoid Stress
Play the Whack a Politician Game!
http://pcl.stanford.edu/exp/whack/pol/index.html
Supplied by the Political Communication Lab stanford University where you
will also find online reports about political advertising, political
campaigns and news media.
Try the BBC Stress Test - How stressed out are you by the shopping?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1715000/1715909.stm
On the same site check out the UK Politics pages for the latest on-line news
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk_politics/default.stm
and the business pages for the latest stock prices
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/default.stm
Try some cartoons!
Private Eye for some political satire: http://www.private-eye.co.uk/
CNN/All Politics US Political Satire
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/analysis/toons/archive.html
Centre for the Study of Cartoons University of Kent. (includes some Andy
Capp!) http://library.ukc.ac.uk/cartoons/main.html
Review the Year
Political Year in Photos - From the Guardian Online Politics
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/gall/0,9352,620256,00.html
Try their Ask Aristotle Database for facts and figures on UK MPs
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/aristotle/
Favourite politics books of the year from the Guardian :
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/bookshelf/0,9054,442871,00.html
Political Studies Book Reviews - pick your favourite
http://www.politicalstudies.org/books_main.htm
Something to Look Forward to:
1901 Census online from the Public Record Office
http://www.pro.gov.uk/index.htm
due to be released 2nd January 2002!
Best wishes.
Heather Dawson
SOSIG Government and Politics editor.
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