Theguardian iconTheguardianSep 3, 2026

Hundreds gather to urge Scottish government to pause datacentre boom

Opposition mounts as at least 20 projects proposed, including one in Fife billed as second largest in world Kat Jones may be the closest thing Scotland has to Erin Brockovich in 2026. Standing in the shadow of Arthur's Seat outside Holyrood, the 52-year-old is revving up the crowd of protesters around her.

Hundreds gather to urge Scottish government to pause datacentre boom

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Opposition mounts as at least 20 projects proposed, including one in Fife billed as second largest in world Kat Jones may be the closest thing Scotland has to Erin Brockovich in 2026.

On Thursday, hundreds travelled to Edinburgh to call for an immediate moratorium on Scotland's datacentre boom, which includes one project in Auchtertool, Fife, that has been billed as the second largest in...

Standing in the shadow of Arthur's Seat outside Holyrood, the 52-year-old is revving up the crowd of protesters around her.

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Opposition mounts as at least 20 projects proposed, including one in Fife billed as second largest in world Kat Jones may be the closest thing Scotland has to Erin Brockovich in 2026. Standing in the shadow of Arthur's Seat outside Holyrood, the 52-year-old is revving up the crowd of protesters around her. On Thursday, hundreds travelled to Edinburgh to call for an immediate moratorium on Scotland's datacentre boom, which includes one project in Auchtertool, Fife, that has been billed as the second largest in the world.

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What about Aberdeen?" she calls to the crowd.

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