About WIRES
We campaign for affordable, reliable connectivity to be understood and delivered as essential infrastructure—especially where market roll-out alone leaves people behind.
Our starting point
Being “offline” today rarely means being disconnected from technology; it more often means relying on expensive mobile data, borrowing neighbours’ Wi‑Fi, or travelling for a reliable signal. That unevenness maps onto existing inequalities—between urban and rural communities, renters and owners, and households with different levels of disposable income.
WIRES exists to name that friction in public, celebrate work that reduces it, and push for policy and practice that treat internet access as part of the basic fabric of life in Scotland—without losing sight of positive experiments internationally.
What we do (and do not do)
- Explain and signpost official Scottish and UK connectivity programmes in plain language, with links to primary documents.
- Publish campaign news and short explainers grounded in verifiable sources—avoiding invented statistics.
- Collect sign-ups from people who want to stay involved; we store only what you submit through our forms.
- We do not provide individual tech support for home broadband faults; we point to providers, councils, and official schemes where appropriate.
Independence and tone
We are non-party and independent. Endorsement of a specific technology or provider is not the goal: governance, affordability, transparency, and dignity are. Where commercial networks deliver good outcomes, that is welcome; where community networks fill gaps, that deserves attention too.
Have a correction or a local story? We want to hear it—especially if official maps or leaflets do not match what your street experiences. Use the contact form and, where possible, include links to council or government pages so we can follow up carefully.