Scottish Protesters Demand Halt to Rapid Datacenter Expansion

Hundreds gather outside Holyrood to call for pause on Scotland’s datacentre boom

Opposition mounts as at least 20 projects proposed, including one in Fife billed as second largest in world Kat Jones might 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. “Who is here from Lammermuir? Ayrshire? What about Aberdeen?” she calls to the crowd. On Thursday, hundreds traveled to Edinburgh to call for an immediate moratorium on Scotland’s datacen...

By Patrick Greenfield and Aisha Down