Society and Culture

» Big Issue Scotland
   Charity dedicated to promoting practical solutions to eradicating poverty anywhere in the world, by supporting the development of social enterprises such as Street Papers.

   
   http://www.bigissuescotland.com/

» Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland
   Charity committed to ending child and family poverty; includes group profile, advice, policies and press releases.

   
   http://www.cpag.org.uk/scotland/

» Community Enterprise in Strathclyde
   Organisation for the provision of specialist support and development services to social economy organisations in the childcare, housing and local financial services sectors.

   
   http://www.ceis.org.uk/

» Faslane 365
   Offers information on the peace camp, stories and legal information.

   
   http://www.faslane365.org/

» First Foot
   Covers the myth, magic, beliefs and baloney, history, mystery and blistery feet upon the walk of Scottish life that is Hogmanay.

   
   http://www.firstfoot.com

» Grampian Life
   GrampianLife connects communities and businesses in North East Scotland, including a Forum, business listings, events and interactive map.

   
   http://www.grampianlife.co.uk

» Hogmanay.net
   Guide to Hogmanay celebrations around Scotland, plus some background to the tradition.

   
   http://www.hogmanay.net/

» Know the Score
   Scotland's drugs information gateway with information on drugs and the effects of drug misuse.

   
   http://www.knowthescore.info

» Meeting the Childcare Challenge
   Paper examining the need for a Scottish childcare strategy.

   
   http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/cm39/3958/3958.htm

» Neveraway
   Registered charity for bereaved parents; includes chat room, message board, and contacts.

   
   http://www.neveraway.co.uk

» One Scotland Many Cultures
   Scottish Executive campaign to raise awareness of racist attitudes. Includes a history of Scottish migration and reports on asylum seekers.

   
   http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Open-scotland/publicsectorictpolicy/OneScotlandPortal

» Scotblog
   News, reviews, comments and links. Produced by the BBC Scotland Interactive group.

   
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/webguide/scotblog

» Scottish Communities
   A collection of links to village, town, city and region specific community web sites throughout Scotland.

   
   http://www.scottish-communities.net

» Scottish Ghosts
   Offers explanation of ghosts, index of local spirits, gallery, and guestbook.

   
   http://www.freewebs.com/scottishghosts/

» Scottish Loyalists
   Offers details of group, history, and events.

   
   http://www.scottishloyalists.com/

» Simply Scottish Media
   Scottish culture, history, tradition, and current events. Includes radio programs, interviews, prize draws, monthly feature collections, resources, and links.

   
   http://www.simplyscottish.com

» The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
   Offers vision, objectives, register, requirements to join, publications and further guidance.

   
   http://www.oscr.org.uk/

» What sort of Scotland do we want to live in?
   Background information about the millennium debate on Scotland's future, for the world summit on sustainable development held in 2002.

   
   http://itc.napier.ac.uk/e-consultant/scfrio/viewtopic.asp?TopicID=8

» soc.culture.scottish newsgroup
   Guide to Scottish culture and many links to related sites.

   
   http://www.siliconglen.com/Scotland