Society and Culture

See also:

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

Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland :

- Charity committed to ending child and family poverty; includes group profile, advice, policies and press releases.

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.

Disabled Income Group :

- Provide free welfare benefits information and advice to disabled people and carers; includes group profile, details of services, news, FAQ, and contacts.

Faslane 365 :

- Offers information on the peace camp, stories and legal information.

First Foot :

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

Grampian Life :

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

Hogmanay.net :

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

Know the Score :

- Scotland's drugs information gateway with information on drugs and the effects of drug misuse.

Neveraway :

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

The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator :

- Offers vision, objectives, register, requirements to join, publications and further guidance.

One Scotland Many Cultures :

- Scottish Executive campaign to raise awareness of racist attitudes. Includes a history of Scottish migration and reports on asylum seekers.

Scotblog :

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

Scottish Communities :

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

Scottish Ghosts :

- Offers explanation of ghosts, index of local spirits, gallery, and guestbook.

Scottish Loyalists :

- Offers details of group, history, and events.

Simply Scottish Media :

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

soc.culture.scottish newsgroup :

- Guide to Scottish culture and many links to related sites.

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.

Meeting the Childcare Challenge :

- Paper examining the need for a Scottish childcare strategy. (May 19, 1998)