Patrick Harvie

The government has only set out plans to bring even more hyperscale data centres to Scotland rather than setting out clear regulations, ignoring the campaigners, residents, local businesses and the 24,000 signatures the Greens received on…

If hundreds of megawatts of renewable electricity are diverted from homes to hyperscale data centres, it has the very real potential to destabilise our power grid, undoing the work we’ve achieved towards net-zero.

No company fuelling Putin’s war machine should be allowed to profit in Scotland or anywhere else in Europe.

Russia’s brutal and illegal invasion of Ukraine has killed thousands, destroyed lives and livelihoods and driven millions of families from their homes.

We cannot have a boycott in name only. Parliament did not vote for empty gestures. One year on, the Scottish Government needs to deliver.

The Programme for Government must be the moment that changes. We need clear commitments and a plan to end Scotland’s complicity in the systemic abuse of Palestinians.

There is no excuse for speaking at a far-right extremist gathering like Unite the Clans, which brought racism, intimidation and even Nazi salutes to our streets.

The reality is that the issue goes far deeper than Audrey Dempsey. She was the one addressing the fascist mob, but she did so with the implicit support of a party leadership that has spent the summer encouraging people to take part in…

Any party that wasn't up to its eyeballs in racism would sack Dempsey, but I doubt that Reform have the slightest shred of shame or concern for the people who were targeted and abused on Saturday.

The far right is growing in confidence and becoming increasingly emboldened. That is why we are seeing such dangerous escalation.

Violent mobs targeting people because of the colour of their skin have no place in our city and do not reflect Glasgow or its values.

What we need is a commitment from the BBC to secure this production opportunity.

The BBC has been under pressure to show commitment to Glasgow and Scotland, after controversial changes including recent redundancies in journalism and the loss of River City.

Now that they are deciding what the next regeneration of Doctor Who will look like, there could not be a better time for Glasgow to make our case to be the new home of the Doctor.

Some of this has been whipped up and fuelled by Reform MSPs in particular, who have recklessly fanned the flames of prejudice and, in some cases, directly encouraged people to join mobs that are inflicting fear and intimidation on…

There must be consequences when elected representatives use their platforms to spread disinformation and encourage the kind of reckless and racist behaviour that puts communities at risk.

Our Parliament should be setting the highest standards. MSPs should be bringing people together and working to ease tensions, not inflaming them and trying to turn communities against each other.

The Code of Conduct must be fit for purpose in the face of the way misinformation can now be rapidly spread and used to stir up fear and division.

People have been targeted with harassment and violence on racial grounds, and organisations such as schools, housing associations and small businesses have been targeted for nothing more than teaching languages.

It is time to pause hyperscale data centre applications until councils have clear guidance, communities have certainty, and Scotland has a coherent national strategy to deal with them instead of a corporate free-for-all.

This is an important step by the SNP’s National Council, and I hope the Scottish Government now acts on it.

At a time when millions of people are struggling with bills, rent and the cost of living, Nigel Farage and Reform UK MPs appear to have been using their public profile to get their noses as deep into the trough of dirty money as they can.

The public have a right to expect that their representatives in Parliament are working full time for them, not for private paymasters.

Parliament should not be treated as a route to personal enrichment.