Patrick Harvie: “The question of whether Scotland is risking complicity in genocide could hardly be more serious or more urgent. The…”

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

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.

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.

Our Parliament has a crucial role to play in setting best and inclusive practice and ensuring a safe environment for everyone.