May 19 • Research Tools & Resources
Research Tools & Resources
If there is one thing most investigations, campaigns and accountability efforts eventually have in common, it is this:
At some point, somebody says:
“There must be a way to find this information…”
Usually, there is. You just need to know where to look. This section exists to share useful tools, websites, techniques and resources that help people better understand what is happening beneath the surface.
Things like:
Research & Investigation Tools
- FOI requests
- Planning portals
- Companies House
- Charity Commission records
- Electoral data
- Land Registry
- Council documents
- Public consultation systems
- Mapping tools
- Open data sources
Journalism & Investigation Support
- Fact-checking tools
- Verification techniques
- Recording and transcription tools
- Research workflows
- Media monitoring
- Public records searching
Practical Civic Tools
- Templates
- Guidance documents
- Campaign resources
- Public speaking tips
- Consultation responses
- Complaint routes
- Accountability mechanisms
And increasingly:
- AI & Digital Tools
Useful apps, research assistants, automation tools and clever bits of technology that make investigations quicker, clearer or simply less soul-destroying.
Found something useful? Share it.
Discovered a brilliant free tool? Post it.
Built a good system? Tell people.
Because nobody should have to spend six hours reinventing a process somebody else solved last Tuesday.
The aim is simple:
Build a shared toolkit for ordinary people trying to understand and improve the world around them.
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