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» Anarchist Federation Scotland - Class struggle anarchists fighting for libertarian communism. Listing aims and information, resistance, organisation and meeting details.
» Centre for Scottish Public Policy - Offers profile, unit policies, projects, nerws and media with contact information.
» Guardian Politics Special Reports: Scotland - Full coverage includes news, comment and analysis about politics in Scotland plus web resources of government, political party and media sites.
» Holyrood Magazine - Online publications, including Holyrood magazine, political updates, information about conferences, the political guide and the Holyrood directory.
» Mo Dhachaidh - Air's Wee Scottish Page - Scottish politics and society, full Scottish elections results, the Scottish parliament and the Scottish National Party, Scottish related clipart, history and culture
» no2id Scotland - Provides a Scottish perspective on the UK campaign against ID Cards and the National Identity Register.
» Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament - Resources and contact information for the 'ban the bomb' movement in Scotland.
» Scottish Council Foundation - Independent body offering message from director, news, publications list, events and contact details.
» Scottish Elections Between 1997 and 2006 - Statistics for the elections.
» Scottish Parliament and Welsh National Assembly Elections 1999 - News and links relating to the elections.
» Scottish Politics - Scottish Political database. The site that caused a cyberwar between Labour and the Scottish National Party. 'New Jacobite Iain Old provides the premier insight on Scottish Politics with a touch of nationalism' The Scotsman newspaper.
» Scottish Politics and the Scotia Discussion Forum - Non aligned pages offering discussion on future direction of Scottish constitutional politics. Guest book and relevant links.
» Scottish Red Star - Promotes activities, campaigns and events in the area of a socialist nature; includes calendar, news, gallery, and contacts.
» Scottish Socialist Freedom Group - Offers details of their politics, manifesto, videos and blog.
» Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Archive - Offers related archives, general information, and news.
» Siol nan Gaidheal - The Scottish Cultural and Fraternal Organisation, campaigning for an independent Scotland, with a history of Scottish nationalism and of the Knights Templar in Scotland.
» The Skakagrall - An independent weblog for the Scottish National Party (SNP), Scotland and Europe, covering political, economic, and social affairs, the environment, the arts, and tourism. Based in Edinburgh.
» Watchdog Scotland - Dedicated to civilian security, preventing criminal exploitation and opportunism in Scottish Independence politics.