Knowing
the internet, some of these will be bad links. HM Links Maintenance
Service is presently engaged elsewhere in the kingdom.
We're going to
try to keep the links alphabetical, but maybe this should go right
on top: the British Immigration
and Nationality Directorate.
Association
of British counties. Dedicated to "saving our shires"
and source of PGB's map of historic counties.
BBC
Weather. They also do news, we're told.
Breakthrough
USA. For traffic going the other way. Chris Ingram is a British
expat and a US immigration attorney who offers free consultation and
Visa guides. He specializes in helping Brits emigrate from the UK
to the US.
Department of Social Scrutiny. Sublime.
Directgov.
"The place to turn to for the latest and widest range of public
services and government information. Book a driving test, find a job,
get advice about child care, renew your passport and lots more."
English Heritage. The Government's statutory adviser on the historic environment
of England. Invites membership to aid in its mission to maintain said
environment, which entitles you to visit the properties in its care
without paying each time you show up.
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Expats.org.uk.
For British abroad: "Almost an expats yellow pages."
Do they keep leaving as we keep coming? |
The
Framley Examiner. British Onion.
Happy
England. Subscription site, with free samples, offering weekly
tasters of British culture and history. As the name implies, also
"for people who just want to be cheered up!"
History
of the Monarchy. 1. Find subjects. 2. Make sure they know they're
subjects. 3. Call yourself King. 4. Make sure they call you King.
5. Have heirs who continue this tradition and subjects who do the
same.
HM
Dept of Vague Paranoia. Spoof, but might as well be the real thing;
HM's Dept of Making Mountains Out of Molehills wasn't best pleased.
H2G2.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy à la BBC. Remember not
to panic.
Chris Hansen's
self-explanatory I
am finally a dual citizen.
Idiotica.co.uk. "Good, clean funny. Let me knows what you thinking!
I'll leave you with one word: 'hello' and 'yes'."
Images
of England. Ambitious project to build a digital library of England's
370,000 listed buildings.
Living in London is "all about finding an area in London which is the
right area for you as a place to live. London is a vast city divided
into 119 postcode districts. Very few people (even life long Londoners)
have ever visited all or even most of them."
Marmite FAQ. Is it Kosher? Find out this and other indispensable
facts.
The National Trust. Registered charity independent of the government which
serves as "a guardian for the nation in the acquisition and protection
of threatened coastline, countryside and buildings." Has a membership
scheme similar to that of English Heritage. Holds some 600,000 acres
and 600 miles of coastline in trust, as well as numerous grand old
houses and other properties. English Heritage usually gets the castles.
Northern
Ireland. Wikipedia entry.
Ordnance
Survey. Mapping the United Kingdom so you don't have to.
The Orlando
British Club "aims to establish a vast network of Brits"
in the sunshine state. Watch out for those hurricanes, folks.
Over
the Pond. "A guide for marriage-based UK immigration and
naturalisation." Nice and comprehensive within its bailiwick.
PicturesOfEngland.com
is a big photo album and tourist resource site with images supplied
by the public.
Ripe
London. A bellyful of bling.
Varieties of Tea.
UK
Yankee. Expats innit.
University
of the Bleeding Obvious. Surely you've met their alumni.
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The
Very Best of British is a guide tailored for Americans hoping
to avoid confusification when confronted with British words and
phrases. |
Vulture.
"A British Cultural Glossary for our Overseas Visitors".
Excellent, though without navigational aids. This link will take you
to A; type B, etc., in the URL (after 'vult') to move around.
The
World Clock. When time is of the essence.
