James Walker

Why 8000 migrant workers are preparing to sue the UK Government A GROUP representing over 8000 migrant workers across the UK is preparing to take the UK Government to court over the proposed changes to…

🧵: This is just one of many testimonies we are publishing of people whose lives could be uprooted if these changes are implemented and who, certainly, wont accept them without a fight 👇

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🧵: She told me - “For us, this is not simply a policy change. It directly affects one of the most personal aspects of our lives, our ability to start a family."

🧵: Because her immigration status restricted access to fertility treatment and made going abroad risky for her visa and job, Deepa decided to delay treatment until settlement.

Now, proposed rule changes could push that date back, threatening their time-sensitive chances of having a child ...

🧵: Take the story of Deepa Natarajan and her husband Vinoth Sekar (below).

They have lived in the UK for more than four years on Skilled Worker visas and have planned their future – including starting a family – around gaining settlement in 2026

🧵: This is set to impact up to 2.2 million people across the UK (and 300k children) who feel as though changing the rules retrospectively would be unfair, devastating and potentially unlawful ...

🧵: To take you back, Labour announced in November last year that they planned to extend the qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) from five years to 10.

The proposed reforms – part of a wider package of immigration changes – have been widely panned as “inhumane” and "draconian" ...

🧵THREAD: A group of over 8000 migrants across the UK are preparing to take the UK Government to court over the proposed changes to immigration rules.

The group has raised £25k and taken advice from a barrister in preparation for a legal fight, The National has learned👇

EXCLUSIVE: A group representing over 8000 migrant workers across the UK is preparing to take the UK Government to court over the proposed changes to immigration rules

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Revealed: US tech giants in lobbying blitz of Scottish Parliament US tech firms have ramped up their lobbying efforts at the Scottish Parliament ...

EXC: US tech firms in lobbying blitz of Holyrood amid AI data centre push and national security concerns

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Major leak at Highland nuclear site triggers hunt for mystery underground bunkers A 1960s bunker at Scotland’s Dounreay nuclear site quietly leaked radioactive water for at least a year before the alarm was raised – and…

EXCLUSIVE: A bunker at a Highland nuclear site quietly leaked radioactive water for over a year before the alarm was raised – and officials have now ordered a hunt for similar hidden structures that may be leaking too, the Sunday National can reveal 👇

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All 150 jobs at risk as leading Scottish rocket firm goes into administration A SCOTTISH space firm hoping to launch satellites from the Highlands has gone into administration ...

🚨 EXC: A leading Scottish rocket firm has gone bust, with 150 jobs at risk, The National can report.

Orbex had been planning to launch satellites from the Highlands but is now in administration

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Street politics: how Britain is failing a hidden cohort of homeless non-voters Although homeless Britons are eligible to vote, figures suggest less than 1 per cent are registered to do so. Speaking to homeless people in my univer...

It also led to one of my first paid published articles: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/426...

*Not so fun fact. Matt Goodwin was my dissertation supervisor.

Only briefly mind. I swapped after he said that my idea - a study and survey on the politics of the homeless (less than 1% vote) - was of "no academic interest".

I got a 1st 🎓

We finally got the truth about Humza Yousaf's 'emo haircut' 🔎

For decades, rather than prioritising domestic investment in its technology sector, the UK has largely opted for the easier route: relying on US technology

We take a look at how dangerous this is now, in a special report on national security 👇

Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

RECAP: Court hears bid to end Palestine Action ban in Scotland A hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh today will decide whether a judicial review of the decision to proscribe Palestine Action can be…

Today, I was at the Court of Session at a landmark hearing that could ultimately lead to the ban on Palestine Action being ruled unlawful in Scotland.

Here's what you missed 👇

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MSP writes to Google after The National reveals free ads for anti-abortion groups

EXCLUSIVE: An MSP has written to Google after The Sunday National revealed that the tech giant has been giving free advertising to anti-abortion groups targeting pregnant women in Scotland 👇

Labour's Monica Lennon warned that Google could be subsidising misinformation

Anger as anti-abortion group 'gives talks and plays’ at Scottish schools CONCERNS have been raised over an anti-abortion group giving talks and “performing plays” at Scottish schools ...

EXCLUSIVE: Anger as anti-abortion groups gives talks and plays at Scottish schools.

🗣️"They shouldn’t have been allowed anywhere near our schools"

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Tomorrow's Sunday National front page 📰

Anti-abortion group 'shouldn't be allowed near our schools'

No 10 accidentally leaks internal Huntingdon train stabbing emails to The National NO 10 accidentally leaked confidential internal emails discussing the Huntingdon train stabbing to The National ...

EXCLUSIVE: No 10 accidentally leaked confidential internal emails discussing the Huntingdon train mass stabbing to The National

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What I saw in Denmark shows why barracks are no place for asylum seekers THE UK Government is planning to move asylum seekers into barracks – including in Scotland, in Inverness ...

The UK Government has announced plans to move asylum seekers en masse into military barracks – including in Scotland.

In Denmark, they’ve done it for years. And last year, I visited one of them.

Here's what I learned 👇

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Labour health minister takes free California trip from firm with NHS contracts A COMPANY with active NHS contracts paid for a Labour health minister’s luxury trip to California ...

This comes as Labour faces a growing sleaze row: Mandelson scandal, Cabinet resignations, and Starmer previously dubbed the “king of freebies” after declaring £100k in gifts.

Full EXC story below 👇

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The costs – covered by Palo Alto – included:

✈️ £6,395 flights
🏨 £4,473 hotel
🍷 £906 food
🚗 £1,099 transfers

The SNP say it raises “serious questions” about transparency, as the firm supplies cybersecurity tools to the NHS and holds UKHSA contracts worth £85k+ ...

🚨EXCLUSIVE: Labour care minister Stephen Kinnock (below) accepted a £12,873 California trip paid for by Palo Alto Networks — a firm with active NHS contracts.

The 5-day Napa Valley visit was classed as a “team-building trip” for the company’s board, which includes Kinnock’s wife.

Details 👇

We're highlighting positive stories of refugees in Scotland in our new series THE National is launching a series highlighting the positive stories of refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland.

The rhetoric about asylum seekers and refugees - from far too many politicians + media outlets - has been disgusting of late.

Shared humanity abandoned for cheap clicks and soundbites.

Next week, we highlight positive stories of refugees in Scotland 👇

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Donald Trump protest planned near mother’s birthplace during Scotland visit A BUSINESS on the Scottish island where Donald Trump's mother was born will stage a multi-day protest during his Scotland visit ...

EXCLUSIVE: An anti-Donald Trump protest is being planned near his mother's birthplace in Lewis.

The US president is set to arrive in Scotland tomorrow ...👇

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In Scotland's 'most elderly' area, Labour immigration rules are causing concern FOR Yohan Perera, the UK Government’s recent immigration rule changes feel like a betrayal ...

🧵 But this cruel move from Labour also has an immediate human impact on hard-working people and families like Yohan and Lakmal's.

For their stories in more depth and a deep dive into the topic, read below and subscribe 👇

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🧵Perth & Kinross’s care sector is hugely dependent on care workers like Lakmal and Yohan.

And if they – and the dozens others I was told about – are forced to leave by these cruel changes, it spells serious trouble for Scotland and its rapidly ageing population ...

🧵Lakmal also works at a Perth care home. But the changes mean he - and his family - may also be forced to leave.

He worries about how his 6-year-old daughter – who is thriving in school – will take the news. To her, to them – Scotland is now home 🏠

🧵Yohan, who came to Scotland from Sri Lanka in 2022 with his wife and child (below), is trained, qualified, and working in care in Perth.

He does 60+ hour weeks taking care of the city’s elderly people. But the changes mean he will soon have to leave ...