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George Foulkes
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Labour Peer, avid Hearts Supporter & former Chair of Age Scotland Former Councillor (Edinburgh & Lothian) MP (Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley) and MSP (Lothian)
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    George Foulkes
    @GeorgeFoulkes
    Sep 15, 2018
    If Brexit was abandoned tomorrow there would be a collective sigh of relief around the country, we could concentrate on improving schools & NHS, sorting out prisons & much more. Only the speculators would grieve.
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    George Foulkes
    @GeorgeFoulkes
    May 10, 2019
    BBC cancel Have I got news for you because Heidi Allen who is not a candidate was due to be on but had Farage who is a candidate on Question Time. Can anyone stop this disgrace?
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    George Foulkes
    @GeorgeFoulkes
    Jun 24, 2025
    Almost all of our problems stem from the Thatcher era when almost all our national assets were sold off to private and foreign interests.
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    George Foulkes
    @GeorgeFoulkes
    Jan 2, 2025
    The first person to expose gangs of Asian men sexually abusing young girls in Yorkshire was Ann Cryer, who was then a local Labour MP and who received death threats and abuse as a result. Maybe Elon Musk and his acolytes might like to study the facts of history
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    George Foulkes
    @GeorgeFoulkes
    Nov 8, 2025
    Who is this guy? Where did he suddenly appear from? Why is he on TV so often when he has never been elected to any position? On what experience does he make his pronouncements? To whom is he responsible?
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    Zia Yusuf
    Reform UK
    @ZiaYusufUK
    Nov 8, 2025
    A reckoning is coming for the political class.
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    George Foulkes
    @GeorgeFoulkes
    Sep 17, 2021
    SNP Can’t run ambulance service Can’t build ferries Can’t run trains on time Can’t organise exams So how could they run an independent country?
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    George Foulkes
    @GeorgeFoulkes
    Jan 14, 2020
    As one of the architects of the Scottish Parliament I am deeply disappointed it has been hijacked by the SNP as a campaign for separation instead of a vehicle for improving Scotland
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    George Foulkes
    @GeorgeFoulkes
    May 8, 2021
    The election in Scotland was to choose a Scottish Government to run devolved services for the next 5 years, not about the constitution which is a matter reserved to the UK Parliament.
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    George Foulkes
    @GeorgeFoulkes
    Jun 7, 2022
    Tomorrow at 3:05pm in @UKHouseofLords I will challenge the UK Government to stop SNP @scotgov spending UK taxpayers money on reserved areas & redirect it to underfunded devolved services. Paying civil servants to work on plan to break up UK must be stopped.
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    George Foulkes
    @GeorgeFoulkes
    Jan 26, 2019
    Martin Lewis on @BBCBreakfast confirms EHIC will end with Brexit so no more medical cover on holiday. Is this what Leavers wanted?
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    George Foulkes
    @GeorgeFoulkes
    Feb 14, 2025
    I have just submitted a formal complaint to the BBC about Chris Mason's report. If you are also unhappy about his political bias and waste of Licence Payers' money you should do so too.
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    𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡 𝙈𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨
    @PhilMyers53
    Feb 14, 2025
    BBC Investigation into @RachelReevesMP This @bbcnews 𝙈𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙋 𝙉𝙊𝙒 This isn't journalism. This has all the hallmarks of a right-wing sponsored witch hunt. There is NO story! Stop wasting our money, stop your nonsense NOW
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    George Foulkes
    @GeorgeFoulkes
    Mar 22, 2021
    The First Minister chooses the “Independent” Adviser on the Ministerial Code, decides terms of reference, sees the Report first & is allowed to make redactions. Meanwhile her spin doctors issue statement based on selected quotes. How on earth can anyone question this?
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    George Foulkes
    @GeorgeFoulkes
    Mar 18, 2021
    If the Holyrood Committee had voted 5-4 the other way @NicolaSturgeon would have shouted loudly that she had been ”cleared” so now she has to accept that she has been found guilty and accept the consequences
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    George Foulkes
    @GeorgeFoulkes
    Jul 5, 2022
    Get your own house in order!
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