Political internships in the UK - useful resources:

http://www.w4mp.org/ - Work for an MP - also includes think tanks, lobby groups etc.

http://www.electus-start.com/ - The "essential guide to a career in politics and public affairs in the UK and European Union", offering information and advice about careers, job vacancies, courses and CV/interview technique.  Contains details of internship opportunities (mainly unpaid) and a job alert facility.

http://www.pubaffairs.org/- public affairs networking.

http://www.policyjobs.net/ - research and policy making jobs around the world.

http://www.policylibrary.com/ - a social, economic and foreign policy resource - updated daily with the latest jobs, research and events.

http://www.politicaljobs.net/ - jobs in political parties, public affairs, parliaments and senates worldwide.

Our page on ethical careers

http://www.appc.org.uk/ - Association of Professional Political Consultancies.

http://www.ippr.org.uk/ and http://fpc.org.uk/ - Think Tanks offering internships.

We suggest looking for work in Think Tanks - just Google for a list.  Also, local government usually have political researchers as well as Charities and NGO's.  Unfortunately there is a trend towards making internships unpaid.

Websites where you can find jobs and placement offers for Westminster and NGOs in London:

http://www.lgcareers.com/ - local government careers.

http://www.london.gov.uk/jobs.jsp - GLA.

http://www.jobsgopublic.com/ - public and not for profit sectors.

NGOs / Development:

http://uk.oneworld.net/jobs/ - jobs and volunteer positions from organisations working to create a better world.

http://www.idealist.org/ - non-profit and community organisations.

http://www.charityjob.co.uk/ - sometimes a good place to find NGO internships, some of which will have political/policy slants.

Books, magazines and other services:

http://www.housemag.co.uk/ - The House Magazine, the weekly business publication for the Houseses of Parliament.

http://www.parliament.uk/directories/hcio.cfm - The House of Commons Information Service.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society - The Guardian - Society edition on a Wednesday.

Directory of Political Lobbying (Justin Johnson, Politico's Publishing, 2002) - list of political consultancies, their staff and clients.

Politico's Guide to Political Lobbying (Charles Miller, Politico's Publishing, 2000) - background to "the dark arts of lobbying".

http://www.internsnetwork.org.uk/ - INFocus - the official magazine of the Interns' Network who, amongst other things, provide an in-depth weekly email briefing on job and internship opportunities around Westminster.