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‘Never seen this level of objection’: #Scotland pushes back against #datacentre boom
#Holyrood ‘inching towards moratorium’ amid concerns over massive proposed developments in #Auchtertool and beyond
by Aisha Down, 25 Aug 2026
"In a village 21 miles north of #Edinburgh, a real estate consultancy plans to build a datacentre larger than the village itself – 35 metres high, with an area larger than 100 football pitches.
"Billed as the second-biggest datacentre in the world, the development in Auchertool, Fife, has attracted 1,600 objections.
" 'The public pressure is huge,' said David Torrance, a member of the Scottish parliament representing the village. 'I’ve never seen this level of objection to a local plan, and I have been in politics for 25 years.'
"Similar concerns are being echoed across Scotland, next to gargantuan planned developments in towns such as #Airdrie and #Larbert. In a matter of weeks, as the Scottish parliament comes back into session, the growing opposition could pose a challenge to #Britain ’s #AI strategy.
" 'The Scottish government is inching towards a moratorium,' said Kat Jones, director of the Edinburgh-based charity #ActionToProtectRuralScotland. 'MSPs return to parliament next week, after a summer in their constituencies where they have been hearing the concerns of local people about proposed #hyperscale #datacentres. They will be expecting action.'
"For months, #UK officials have been encouraging would-be datacentre developers to consider Scotland. In April, Fintan Slye, the chief executive of the UK’s National Energy System Operator (Neso), told a London audience to look north: 'If in the audience you have a big datacentre and you want to go to Scotland, please come talk to me, we will help you,' he said.
" 'They are coming up here because we are energy-rich, and we are water-rich, and England is in drought and the grid is struggling,' said Torrance.
"But Scotland, it turns out, isn’t having it. The proposal for Auchtertool is a behemoth: drawings show the 600MW datacentre towering over the village, dwarfing old stone houses and blocking the view of #fields and #forests.
" 'How can you possibly ask people to accept that?' Torrance said. 'You can see why the public is objecting.'
"Scotland has already started to take steps that could mean the Auchtertool datacentre – and dozens of others – may never be built."
#DatacentreMoratorium #DatacenterMoratorium #ScotlandResists #ResistanceIsFertile #Resistance #NoDatacenters #NoDatacentres #NoisePollution #LightPollution #ForestsAreLife #AISucks #AIDataCenters #UKPol #DatacenterResistance #DatacentreResistance
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It is intriguing that an MSP needs multiple MPs from #Labour Central to be able to stand for leadership, but fossiking around in what is publicly available, MSPs or MS (Wales) are not required the other way around.
Come on MSPs - read the writing on the wall, you (and we) are toast if London gets its chance. Change things unless you want to be London lackeys all your political life (and don't aspire to a place in the HOL)
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@RaffKarva @spytfyre Legally, #Holyrood cannot declare #UDI at all. No Unilateral Declaration of Independence in history has ever been legal. It is not a legal action.
That does not mean it cannot be done.
But it will succeed only if it is backed by sufficient popular support that the country would be ungovernable by the colonial power.
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The good news is the smell of smoke that woke me isn’t my flat on fire.
The bad news:
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4/yo fundraiser met the King & got tour around #Holyrood, thoroughly enjoying the totally unforgettable experience
For official opening of new session of parliament, each #MSP brings along a “local hero” - someone who made positive contribution to their community
Gregor was born with #neurological condition affecting his balance, motor skills
His #fundraising challenge brought massive windfall for #Inclusive #Orkney.
https://orcadian.co.uk/a-totally-unforgettable-day-for-local-hero-gregor-corse/
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@christia_allard naturally and of course, the #SNP has not organised any show of public support for this vote, or arranged anything for the television cameras to film. Fortunately, the #YesMovement has.
Supporters of #ScottishIndependence should assemble at #Holyrood between 18:30 and 19:30 this evening, with saltires for #OperationHingAboot2!
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Right, I've put a spreadsheet of #Holyrood election data up here that I've reverse engineered from Wikipedia data. It's not perfect but at least it does give numbers to do some analysis from. Feel free to use it in any way you like; but if anyone has a better spreadsheet, I would be really grateful.
https://www.journeyman.cc/~simon/tmp/holyrood_election_2026_wikipedia.ods
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@naefool @Cyclist The BBC's ScotPod were suggesting not-very-seriously last night that he might stand in either Stephen Flynn's or Stephen Gethins' seat; and I was thinking that if he did that and promised, if elected leader, to transfer power to hold #IndyRef2 to #Holyrood, it might well be a good thing all round.
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Thomas Kerr rages as #Holyrood parties refuse to work with #ReformUK
Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, First Minister John #Swinney said he would not be inviting #Reform UK to talks at the #Scottish Government headquarters in St Andrew’s house.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26093319.thomas-kerr-rages-holyrood-parties-refuse-work-reform-uk/
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We're still waiting on the last regional list declarations from Highlands and Islands
They're streaming on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/live/V8yJMftjEbQHighland Council Scottish Parliament Elections
https://www.highland.gov.uk/elections-voting/scottish-parliamentary-elections/10#ElectionResults #ScottishParliament #Scotland #ScottishElection #Holyrood
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Election 2026 Scotland, Election 2026
Online only https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/l00588x3#ElectionResults #ScottishParliament #Scotland #ScottishElection #Holyrood
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Well that's the news I've been waiting for. @lornaslater has taken Edinburgh Central for @ScottishGreens. I'm very pleased; she's the only genuinely inspirational member of #Holyrood in this generation, in my opinion.
Hopefully a future #FirstMinister.
Also, although Angus Robertson would make a fine ambassador for Scotland, we do not need yet another machine politician.
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This wouldn’t be the worst outcome given some of the alternatives. #scotpol #elections #scotland #holyrood
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#YouGov's final MRP of the 2026 #Holyrood election shows the #SNP falling short of a majority, but on course for a fifth term in office. #ScottishGreens are surging, but #SLAB #ScottishLabour is in deep trouble.
SNP: 62 seats (-5 from 23 Mar-8 Apr)
Ref: 19 (-1)
Lab: 17 (+2)
Grn: 16 (+5)
LD: 8 (-1)
Con: 7 (=)images from https://x.com/YouGov/status/2051966019405521162
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An roghainn as fheàrr do dh'Alba Diardaoin. Ceum air adhart agus slaic do Reform an-seo.
The best choice for Scotland this Thursday. A progressive move and keeps Reform/Trump/ Putin from power here.
#Holyrood #ScottishElections #ScottishGreens #SNP #ScottishIndependence #politics #Scotland #Trump #Putin #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #MastoDaoine
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Freight expectations at the UK ballot boxes http://dlvr.it/TSK0jg #elections #FridayFreightForum #Holyrood #InDepth
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/27/john-swinney-referendum-powers-scottish-elections-snp. "The #Scottish #National #Party leader’s senior adviser indicated that if necessary, he would rely on support from the pro-independence Scottish #Greens to win that vote in order to demand the UK #Government gives #Holyrood the #legal #powers to hold a second [independence] #referendum."
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There's Martyn Day, #SNP, here, saying we need more members in #Holyrood . But actually, the overwhelming majority of policy is local, and what isn't local, until we win #ScottishIndependence, is mostly reserved to #Westminster. All Holyrood needs to do is reform local government, and then campaign for independence.
Scottish Independence Podcasts: Countdown to Holyrood: Martyn Day
Episode webpage: https://yescowal.podbean.com/e/countdown-to-holyrood-martyn-day/
Media file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qxkx6a25ysstr95m/countdown_to_holyrood_martyn_podcast_edita6gee.mp3
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We're less than a fortnight away from the Scottish Parliament elections.
While an SNP overall majority is possible, I don't think it's the most likely outcome. It will mostly come down to the constituencies, and many of those are simply too close to call. If they do break the SNP's way, any majority could happen on a 30% vote share. So much for proportional representation.
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Two of the three nations in the United Kingdom are having General Elections the week after next, and the #Westminster village describes it as 'the locals'.
Sigh.
#UkPol
#ScotPol
#Cymru
#Holyrood
#Holyrood2026
#Senedd2026
#LocalElection -
New polling for the Holyrood elections.
No offence to SNP voters, but the large number voting SNP on the list vote suggests they're a bit thick - aside from Highlands, the large number of SNP list votes produces no more SNP MSPs and probably lets Reform in!
It's distributing to see Reform doing so well. I hope there's tactical voting from Labour, Greens and LibDems to keep Reform out of the two constituency seats they're set to gain!
https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/latest-insights/more-in-common-s-2026-holyrood-mrp/
