Scottish Government and Politics on the Internet

• The First Minister of Scotland from Wikipedia
• Scottish Executive from Wikipedia
• What We Do - links to departments and topics
• Contact Us
• Public Consultation Page
• Corporate Services
• Scottish Executive Civil Emergencies

Departments

• Development Department
• Education Department
• Enterprise & Lifelong Learning Department
• Environment & Rural Affairs Department
• Finance & Central Services Department
• Health Department
• Justice Department
• Scotland Office (Westminster government)
  • Scotland Office from Wikipedia

Agencies & Parapublic Bodies

• Audit Scotland
• Census 2001
• Communities Scotland
• General Register Office for Scotland
• General Teaching Council for Scotland
• HM Inspectorate of Education
• Learning & Teaching Scotland
• National Archives of Scotland catalogue
• NHS Health Scotland
• Office of the Queen's Printer for Scotland
• Registers of Scotland
• Scottish Agricultural Science Agency
• Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
• Scottish Enterprise
• Scottish Higher Education Funding Council
• Scottish Housing Regulator
• Scottish Information Commissioner
  • Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act, 2002
• Scottish Legal Aid Board
• Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman
• Scottish Prison Service OR here
• Scottish Public Appointments
• Scottish Public Pensions Agency
• Scottish Qualifications Authority
• State Aid Scotland - Department of Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
• Sustainable Development Commission Scotland

• Local Government and Communities Committee
• Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee

• Scottish Labour Party from Wikipedia

• Scottish Liberal Democrat manifesto 1999

• The Skakagrall - independent SNP blog

• Scottish Socialist Voice

• Children's Parliament Scotland
• Independence First
• Our Scotland Forum
• Radical Glasgow
• Red Clydeside
• Scottish Independence Convention
• Scottish Politics - 'an irreverent look at the Scottish political scene'
• Scottish Politics Almanac
• Scottish National Standard Bearer (Peter Dow)

• Criminal Justice Scotland
• Scottish Courts
• Scottish Legal Aid Board
• Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman
• Scottish Police Services Authority
• Scottish Centre for Crime and Jusatice

• Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
  • Convention of Scottish Local Authorities from Wikipedia
• Local Government in Scotland from Wikipedia
• Scottish Councils from Dr Iain Old
• Scotland Local Government Index from Oultwood
• Scottish Councils, contact addresses, maps and statistics
• Local Councils in Scotland

Administration

• Electoral Administration Act 2006 in Scotland
• Electoral Commission Scotland may time out
• Boundary Commission for Scotland
• Election Maps - boundaries for parliamentary, assembly and local elections from Ordnance Survey
• Fairshare - campaign for voting reform in local government
• Arbuthnott Commission from Wikipedia
• Scottish Executive Response to Arbuthnott

• Westminster Elections 2005 Results from BBC News
• New Scottish Westminster Constituencies from Dr Iain Old

• Scottish Parliament Elections 2003 from The Scotsman
• Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2003 from the BBC
• Scottish Parliament Elections 2007 from Wikipedia
• Elections to the Scottish Parliament 2007
• Independent Review of the Scottish Parliamentary and Local Government Elections, May 2007 from the Electoral Commission
• Access to Scottish Parliamentary Elections Candidate Materials from University of Strathclyde

Local Elections

• Local Election Results in Scotland 1974-1994
• Scottish local election results 1995
• Scottish Councils from Dr Iain Old

Referendums

• Referendums (England and Wales) Act 1997
• Scottish Devolution Referendum 1997 from the BBC

European Parliament

• Elections to the European Parliament 2004 from Dr Iain Old
• Referendum (Scotland) Bill 2010 from Wikipedia

Electoral Reform and Election Studies

• Fair Share - Scottish Campaign for Local Democracy
• Internet Data Sources on Elections and Public Opinion in Scotland Edinburgh University
• The Lost Voters of Scotland from CREST
• Aspect: Access to Scottish Parliament Elections Candidate Materials
• Scottish Election Survey 1997
• The General Election in Scotland 1992
• Scottish Election Study 2007
• Scottish Elections 2007 from The Guardian
• Brian Taylor's (BBC) 2007 election blog
• Scottish Election blogs 2007 from Microshaft
• Scottish Votepods
• Vote Law - Edward Still's Law and Politics Blog

• IPSOS MORI Scotland Polls Archive See also here
• Scottish Centre for Social Research
• Internet Data Sources on Elections and Public Opinion in Scotland

• Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh
• Carers ScotlandM
• Church of Scotland
• East of Scotland European Partnership
• Energy Action Scotland
• Engender - 'making equality a reality'
• Friends of the Earth Scotland
• Glasgow Environmental Centre
• Highland Youth Voice
• Highlands and Islands European Partnership
• Highlands Before Pylons
• Inclusion Scotland - disability issues
• Independence First
• McDonalds Workers Resistance
• Miscarriages of Justice Organisation Scotland
• National Pensioners Convention Scotland
• No2ID Scotland
• Nukewatch Scotland
• Petition for a Scottish Republic
• Positive Action in Housing
• Rape Crisis in Scotland
• Reshape! Edinburgh - dissent network
• Scotland Against Criminalising Communities
• Scotland Shelter
• Scottish Animal Liberation Front Supporters
• Scottish Association of Landlords
• Scottish Asylum Seekers' Forum
• Scottish Campaign Against Criminalising Communities
• Scottish Catholic Education Service
• Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
• Scottish Civic Trust
• Scottish Council for Civil Liberties
• Scottish Council for Development and Industry
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organizations
• Scottish Countryside Alliance
• Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
• Scottish Freedom
• Scottish Human Rights Trust
• Scottish Natural Heritage
• Scottish Independence Guide
• Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign
• Scottish Poverty Information Unit
• Scottish Rural Property and Business Association
• Scottish Refugee Council
• Scottish Trades Union Congress
• Scottish Voice
• Scottish Wildlife Trust
• South of Scotland European Partnership may time out
• Tenant Farmers Association of Scotland
• Turning Point Scotland - learning disabilities
• Unison Scotland
• Women's Rights in Scotland (Engender)

Media

Newspapers

• The Aberdeen Independent
• [Aberdeen] Press and Journal
• Allmediascotland
• Caithness Courier
• Campbeltown Courier
• Airdrie & Coatbridge Avertiser
• AllMedia Scotland
• Ayrshire Post
• Banffshire Herald
• Berwick Advertiser
• Berwickshiretoday.co.uk
• Campbeltown Courier
• Cumbernauld News
• The [Dundee] Evening Telegraph
• [Dundee] Courier
• Dundee Messenger access forbidden
• Dunoon Observer& Argyllshire Standard
• Edinburgh Evening News
• Edinburgh Gazette - official notices
• Falkirk Herald OR here
• Forres Gazette
• The Galloway Gazette
• Galloway News
• [Glasgow] Daily Record
• Glasgow Herald
• [Glasgow] Evening Times Online
• Greenock Telegraph
• Hawick Today
• Highland News
• Ileach (Islay and Jura)
• Indymedia Scotland
• The Inverness Courier
• Irvine Herald
• John O'Groat Journal
• Kilmarnock Standard
• The Lennox(Dunbarton)
• Lochaber News
• The Northern Scot
• The Northern Times
• Oban Times and West Highland Times
• Online Newsagent - Scotland
• Online Newspapers - Scotland
• The Orcadian
• Paisley Daily Express
• Peebleshire News
• Perthshire Advertiser
• Ross-Shire Journal
• Rutherglen Reformer
• Scotland on Sunday
• The Scotsman
  • The Scotsman from Wikipedia
• Scots Independent
• Scottish Newspapers
• Scottish and Universal Newspapers
• Scottish Socialist Voice
• Scottish Standard (defunct) from Wikipedia
• Selkirk Weekly Advertiser OR here
• The Shetland News
• The Shetland Times
• Southern Reporter (Borders)
• Stirling Observer
• Stornoway Gazette
• Stranraer & Wigntownshire Free Press
• Strathearn Herald
• Strathspey & Badenoch Herald
• The Sunday Herald
• Sunday Mail
• The Sunday Post
• Tweeddale Press Group
• Wee County News (Alloa and Hillfoot)
• West Highland Free Press
• West Lothian Courier
• Wishaw Press

Radio and Television

• BBC Scotland
• Radio Nan Gaidheal
• Radio Scotland
• Radio Clyde
• Radio Moray Firth
• Radio Stations in Scotland
• Radio Stations in Scotland from Scotlandinter.net

Political Weblogs

• Scottish Poliblogs
• Scottish Blogs
• Scottish Roundup
• Mr Eugenides - right-wing commentary
• Angus Nicolson comment from the Western Isles
• Freedom and Whisky libertarian

Other Sources, Indices and Reference

Compiled/Copyright 1995-2010 Martin Harrison. Please send corrections or suggested additions to M.Harrison@pol.keele.ac.uk 1 February 2010. Links verified January 2010