The following are links that I either find useful, interesting or entertaining. I’ll be adding to the list on a regular basis so keep checking back because you may just find something you like
Writery Stuff:
Cliche Finder - what it says on the box
Cockney Rhyming Slang - learn some chitty chitty and you’ll soon be rabbiting like a cockney
The Best of British - it’s little wonder Americans often have trouble understanding us when we describe somebody as being ‘cack-handed’, wear ‘trainers’, live in ‘bungalows’ and both eat and drive ‘bangers’
The Phobia List - do you suffer from paraphobia, katagelophobia or vestiphobia?
The Plain English Campaign - an independent pressure group fighting for public information to be written in plain English
Book Title Scorer - a tongue in cheek look at whether your planned book title will sell
Absolutely Useless Trivia - a collection of quirky facts
Feath’s Writing Promps & Other Stuff - switch on a light bulb
Synopsis Examples - find out how to write the darned things
enCompass - the global bookclub from The British Council
Trashionista - book reviews and more book reviews
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Spooky Stuff:
BUFORA - the British UFO Research Association
The Skeptic Magazine - blowing the lid off of the paranormal
QuackWatch - a guide to quackery, health fraud, and intelligent decisions
Mysterious Britain - a guide to the legends, mysteries and folklore of Britain
The Legend of Alderly Edge - looking into the mysteries around the village of Alderly Edge in Cheshire
Snopes - busting urban legends once and for all
Kjetil’s Skeptic Page - a Norwegian lad’s website about all things he’s skeptical about
Fortean Times - taking a good look at strange phenomena
The Megalith Map - an index of all known stone circles and similar in the UK
Nessie - everything you could ever want to know about The Loch Ness Monster
Haunted Britain & Ireland - a guide to haunted places to stay and visit
Circlemakers - home of England’s crop circle makers
Anomalies - the strange and the unexplained
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Political Stuff:
The LibDems - the only party with any guts
Human Rights Watch - protecting the human rights of people around the world
Amnesty International - a worldwide movement of people campaigning for internationally recognised human rights
Corporate Watch- putting the pressure on the big boys
Campaign Against The Arms Trade- working for the reduction and ultimate abolition of the international arms trade
European Peace Directory - an online resource for all those in Europe who are working for peace and want to find out who else in Europe is working in this field
Iraq Body Count- how many have lost their lives so far?
Kurdish Women Against Honour Killings - there’s no honour in murder
Ethical Junction - provides information on positively screened ethical companies, organisations, products and services
Book Aid International - help kids out of poverty through books
The Empty Homes Project - learn how the government and local authorities intend to bring empty homes back into use.
The Centre for Social Justice - just what is going on in Britain?
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Environmental Stuff:
Oxfam Unwrapped - instead of buying more rubbish for your friends and family, why not give a gift that’ll help somebody in the third world?
Adopt An Animal - adopt a dolphin, elephant, tiger, panda or rhino through the World Wildlife Fund
Environment Agency - the government agency whose job it is to make the environment a better place
Natural Environment Research Council - funds world-class science in universities and our own research centres that increases knowledge and understanding of the natural world
Women’s Environmental Network - a registered charity educating, informing and empowering women who care about the environment
Best Foot Forward - calculate your carbon footprint
Environmental Law Foundation - a UK charity linking communities and individuals to legal and technical expertise to prevent damage to the environment
The Tree Council - making trees matter
The Wildlife Trusts - brings together information from the 47 local wildlife trust across the UK. Includes wildlife adoption information
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Other Stuff:
Spiritualists’ National Union - find out what spiritualism’s all about
UK Pagan Links - a resource for web links, classified ads, events and other information for pagans, witches and other esoterical types
Encyclopedia Mythica - mythology, folklore & religion
BeOnScreen - Wanna be on the telly?
Books & Author Jokes - g’won, have a laff!
Once Upon A Smile - a daily smile
Time & Date.com - a calendar creator for the past and the future giving holiday dates and other stuff.
Stuff On My Cat - if you like cats - or even if you don’t - you’ll probably find something here that’ll make you smile.
How Many of Me? - find out how many people in the US share your name. It’s a pity we don’t have one of these for the UK. Norway has one so why not us?
Daily Affirmations - keep those negative vibes away
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