New GOV.UK site

The Westminster Government has launched a new website called GOV.UK, apparently to replace the previous Direct.gov website. Audrey Collins has blogged about the new site at http://thefamilyrecorder.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/welcome-to-govuksimpler-clearer-faster.html, with details on how it can help locate records of civil registration etc.

I've just had a look, and whilst it does work, and does contain info you'll need, it could not look more bland if it tried - you can never have enough white space on a page really... It looks like one of those sites you go to when an old website has been taken down and the domain name has been put up for sale. The site is primarily of use for English and Welsh research, with Audrey highlighting several failings in her post concerning how it deals with Scotland and Northern Ireland.

A British Government website not going for an art award...

(With thanks to Audrey via Google+)

Chris

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