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- 1Thousands march through Edinburgh in pro-Palestine demonstration●Thousands take part in pro-Palestine march through Edinburgh https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/scottish-middle-east-gla
Thousands of demonstrators have taken part in a pro-Palestine march through Edinburgh, in the latest of a series of protests across Scotland. The march, reported by the Standard, follows related demonstrations and political debate in Glasgow and at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood. The protests reflect continued public pressure over the situation in Gaza and the Middle East, with organisers and participants calling for action from UK and Scottish political leaders.
- 2Scottish Tories accused of conflict of interest over data centre vote●The Tories in Holyrood voted against pausing the rush for data centres in Scotland. Now we find out that the Tory party
Scottish Conservative MSPs voted against a pause on data centre developments at Holyrood, and the party now faces questions after its treasurer was revealed to control CXTech, a company proposing to build what would be Scotland's largest data centre, potentially with government subsidies. Critics are calling the combination a conflict of interest and demanding scrutiny of the party's finances and the tender process.