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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

SPECIAL REPORT: Scotland has more data centres in the grid pipeline than previously known, MSPs were told last week – “closer to 30” in total. The problem? The public can’t yet see them all ... This Sunday National investigation looks into Scotland's 'phantom' data centres👇🏻

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

(2/5): 38-year-old Yelena from Kazakhstan worked for a strawberry farm in Perthshire last year expecting decent accommodation during the harvest season. Instead, she lived in a mouldy, mud-caked caravan with five others. The price charged by the farm? £1800 a month ...

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🧵 (1/5): Every summer, thousands of migrant workers travel to Scotland to pick our world class strawberries and raspberries - sustaining an industry worth £188m to the Scottish economy 🍓 But behind the picture-perfect punnets, many say they’re living in shocking conditions👇

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The intrigue seems to be concentrated in the back of the hall where Edinburgh Central (left) and Edinburgh Northern (right) are expected to be particularly close ...

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

It’s very cagey in the hall, as is often the case at election counts and it will be increasingly so as the day progresses. This early, everyone also likes to talk in cliches. Think "a long day ahead", "anything could happen" etc.

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🚨 I am at the Holyrood election count in Edinburgh today - perhaps the most exciting race in Scotland. As many as 4 parties could realistically win constituency seats in the capital. I'll be covering it all in this thread and online/print for @scotnational🧵 👇

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

🧵(1/5) THREAD: What happens when the people propping up our NHS, care and key sectors start to feel unwelcome? New research shared with the Sunday National suggests 93% of skilled migrants would consider leaving the UK if Labour's immigration rule changes go ahead 👇

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

🚨 Stay tuned for later today when we release our EXC interview with SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn on The National podcast. Iran war, Morgan McSweeney, Ming Yang, wild anecdotes from Westminster (ahead of likely switch to Holyrood) - lots and lots discussed ...

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🧵(1/2): Last week, Shabana Mahmood toured Sjælsmark return centre as the UK eyes Denmark’s hardline asylum model. I went there in 2024. It may not be a prison — but it certainly feels like one

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

🧵: 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

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

🧵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👇

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🚨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 👇

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

🧵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 ...

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

🧵THREAD: Labour’s new immigration rules are a ticking time bomb for Scotland's care sector. And for Perth + Kinross – the region with the highest proportion of elderly people in the country – it could be a disaster 👇

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

🚨 Great to be shortlisted for an @amnestyuk.bsky.social media award for my coverage of the Gaza family visa campaign, including this investigation into the Palestinians killed while waiting for the Home Office to waive its cruel fingerprint rules: www.thenational.scot/news/2420566...

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

📷: What changed? This is Keir Starmer pictured at Scottish Labour conference in 2021 with two Waspi campaigners holding a sign saying he supports "fair and fast compensation" for 1950s women. Today, four years later, and as PM, he gives them nothing ...

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

EXC: US-style mega farms in Scotland are fuelling a rise in deadly ammonia pollution. 3000 deaths a year could be prevented by halving UK emissions. But instead, in Scotland at least, air emissions are at their highest since 2011. Read more about it below 👇

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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

EXC: The UK Government is set to discuss providing funding (via the National Wealth Fund) to help reinstate a ferry link between Scotland and mainland Europe. Labour MP Graeme Downie has been in contact with the Chancellor and told me he will set up a Treasury meeting ASAP👇

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