1. BRITISH GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RESOURCES
Professor bert chapman
Government information, history, and political science librarian
Indigo conference
April 24, 2019

2. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Basic Facts
Long-standing parliamentary democracy; having difficult time leaving European Union (Brexit)
243,610 sq. km.
12,429 km. or coastline
Population 65,105,246 (July 2018 est.). Ranks 22nd globally
Constituent countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Various overseas territories e.g. Falklands, Bermuda, Gibraltar
British government information resources

3. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Basic Facts
Gross Domestic Product: $2.925 trillion (2017 est.)
GDP per capita purchasing power $44,300; 39th globally (2017 est.)
GDP sectoral composition: Agriculture 0.7%; Industry 20.2%; Services 79.2; (2017 est).
Key industries: machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, coal, petroleum, shipbuilding, aircraft, chemicals, electronics & communication equipment
Transnational problems: Gibraltar with Spain, Falkland, S. Georgia, and Sandwich Islands with Argentina, illegal immigration, residual Irish Republican Army terrorism, Islamist terrorism
BRITISH GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RESOURCES

22. Home Secretary Sajid Javid and Caroline Nokes Minister of State for Immigration

34. British Parliament www.parliament.uk/
Consists of:
House of Commons
House of Lords
Elections for Commons roughly every five years. Lords
Key government officials are members of either the House of Commons or House of Lords-mostly Commons
BRITISH GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RESOURCES

37. British Parliamentary Political Parties
Current Governing Coalition: Conservatives (313) and Democratic Unionist Party (10)(Northern Ireland-based)
Labour Party (246) (main opposition party)
Liberal Democrats (11)
Welsh National Party (Plaid Cymru)(4)
Scottish National Party (35)
Independent (22)
Recent developments have seen increasing disenchantment with traditional parties. Has been accelerated by prolonged Brexit controversy with deep schisms in Conservative and Labour over Brexit and other topics.
British government information resources

38. Sample British MP-Jacob Rees-Mogg
(Conservative)(North East Somerset)
Elected to this seat in 2010, 2015, and 2017.
Major proponent of Brexit.
Frequently appears in broadcast and social media.
Currently serves on House of Commons Committee on Exiting the European Union
British government information resources

40. British Parliament Proceedings

41.
British Parliamentary Debates-These debates (e.g. Prime Ministers Questions time) and debate on Brexit can be particularly boisterous and nasty. Watch DEFRA Minister Michael Gove denounce Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn in a no confidence proposal on January 15, 2019

42. British Parliamentary Committee Reports

48. Parliamentary Research Reports

55. Benefits of British Government Information Resources
Provides detailed information on how important U.S. ally and democracy handles or mishandles public policy issues.
Provides a wide variety of information on agricultural, economic, environmental, foreign affairs, health, science, security etc. in analytical, visual, multimedia, and data formats.
Show how the UK strives to meet multiple national economic and security interests on topics as varied as technology, immigration, Brexit, Russia, et. al.
Provides illuminating information British political culture and debate.
Enables users to gain enhanced understanding of how a parliamentary democracy and critical U.S. ally addresses public policy issues.
British government information resources

56. Any Questions?