City of Edinburgh Councillor.
Edinburgh, Scotland
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It now transpires that a massive ammunitions factory & explosive storage complex is being proposed next to the Auchtertool Hyperscale Data Centre, which is proposed for the rural, picturesque, 1,000 year old Scottish village.
The military-industrial complex has landed and is expanding across Scotland.
Scotland does not need or want this.
Labour Fife Council & SNP ScotGov are in cahoots with the developers. The SNP ScotGov gave the nod to the 'green' data centre location two years ago (Kate Forbes signed it).
A review of data centres is currently under review by ScotGov. The SNP Scottish Government is consulting with big tech, property developers and councils as part of this Data Centre review.
However, It is not consulting with communities, and refuses to do so despite numerous requests. Communities are not given the access to government that the money-men are getting.
The dice are loaded, the game is fixed, our government & institutions are broken. The people have no voice in this grinding system of government.
The SNP & Labour parties are no longer parties of the people. They are full of inept & corrupt 'professional' politicians who have lost touch with the people they are supposed to serve.
An ammunitions factory, explosive storage complex, a 600MW data centre, all sitting on top of one of the biggest gas pipes in the UK... what could possibly go wrong? 🤷♂️
The children of Auchtertool made this video to tell us how they feel about the hyper scale data center planned for our village. Please take a few minutes to watch it.
But this isn't an Auchtertool problem - it's a Scottish one.
The proposed data centre would need roughly half the power currently used by every home in Scotland combined. Who is paying to build all that extra capacity?
It would also swallow huge amounts of water, and take much-needed farming land out of the food chain, which we all rely on.
And to be clear - this isn't about being "anti-Al". A data centre like this powers the everyday: your photo storage, your online shopping, and yes, Al too. The question isn't whether we need infrastructure. It's how we build it safely, and sustainably. And how the people of Scotland benefit from it.
At this scale, the only obvious winner is the developer. It's not obvious what the tangible benefits are for the people of Scotland.
If you think a project this big deserves to be properly thought through, visit our village website to find out more and object.
auchtertoolvillage.com
Life under a @UKLabour Government.
#genocideenablers
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @StreetsblogUSA @StreetsblogNYC
usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/…
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A new report has revealed a stark lack of ministerial engagement with community and environmental groups over data centres @EndCorruptionUK
leftfootforward.org/2026/10/…
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Join us for ‘Stand Up for Women’s Aid’, a special night of comedy to celebrate 50 years of Scottish Women’s Aid.
The all-female line-up will bring plenty of laughs, as we commemorate five decades of standing up for women and children across Scotland.
Expect brilliant comedians, plenty of laughs, and the chance to raise vital funds for Scottish Women’s Aid.
The night of laughter takes place on Wednesday, 25th November 2026, featuring Jay Lafferty, Eva Peroni, Shannon Brooke and Prue Blake. It also coincides with the start of ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’.
Buy your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/stand-up-…
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✂️ Labour are cutting Scotland's budget by £650mil next year, that is £20 every second!
📉 This means less money for Scotland's public services and supporting people with the cost of living!
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A reminder that Michael Gove wrote this article in January 2025 by which time the IDF had killed over 45,000 Palestinians in Gaza.
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I'm so tired of these communist candidates who don't love this country. President Trump loved America so much, he wouldn't leave even during Vietnam when he could have been a war hero. Instead, he put his country first.
And the @UKLabour Government and its Scottish branch office want us to build nuclear in Scotland?
#neindanke
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Nice.
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