John Swinney considers hyperscale AI data centre guidance

>John Swinney is considering introducing national planning guidance for hyperscale AI data centres following growing pressure from communities, local authorities and the Scottish Greens.

heraldscotland.com
u/Crow-Me-A-River — 2 days ago
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Scotland was the 'murder capital of Europe'. Then it started treating violence like a disease

>In the early 2000s you were more three times more likely to be assaulted in Scotland than in the US. But when the Scottish authorities started looking at violent crime as a public health problem, levels plummeted and the country now ranks among some of the safest in the world.

bbc.co.uk
u/Crow-Me-A-River — 8 days ago

‘Financial pandemic’: £1 in every £11 spent on UK public contractors goes to private equity -- Almost £24.4bn of government money went to private equity-run firms in year to April 2025, Guardian analysis shows

theguardian.com
u/Crow-Me-A-River — 9 days ago

Scots less happy with prospect of the Scottish Government working closely with UK Labour than with Sinn Féin

>More Scots would be unhappy with the SNP working closely with the UK government at Westminster than say they would be unhappy about them working closely with the Northern Ireland Executive, led by Sinn Féin.

> - 34% of people in Scotland say they would be unhappy about the Scottish Government working closely with the UK Labour Government, compared with 27% who would be unhappy about them working with Sinn Féin.

> - Fewer (17%) would be unhappy about the Scottish Government working closely with the Welsh Government, led by Plaid Cymru.

> - 65% of Scots would be unhappy if the SNP were to work together with Reform UK at Holyrood.

ipsos.com
u/Crow-Me-A-River — 11 days ago