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Rupert Lowe
@rupertlowe· Restore Britain· Aug 7, 2026

Many people have different definitions of that, and we can split hairs, but I think it's quite clear, if you speak to most British people, they'd agree.

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Rupert Lowe
@rupertlowe· Restore Britain· Aug 7, 2026

It's quite plain for everyone to see when you see large parts of the country running a parallel system.

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Rupert Lowe
@rupertlowe· Restore Britain· Aug 7, 2026

I want a country that works and is at peace with itself and is founded upon the Christian principles which have served us extremely well for many thousands of years.

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Rupert Lowe
@rupertlowe· Restore Britain· Aug 7, 2026

Well, I'm not far right, I am a normal punter, ok? And I want my country back.

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Rupert Lowe
@rupertlowe· Restore Britain· Aug 7, 2026

What's happened is your monopoly, the national monopoly, the BBC, which has become a lie in my view – has gone so far left that anyone who speaks common sense appears to be far right in your terms.

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Kemi Badenoch
@kemibadenoch· Conservative Party· Aug 7, 2026

I don’t see how I could possibly have people like that in some form of coalition.

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Kemi Badenoch
@kemibadenoch· Conservative Party· Aug 7, 2026

Reform are a woke party – and I know a lot of people don’t understand, the word woke is used to mean many things.

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Karen Adam
@karenadam· Scottish National Party· Aug 7, 2026

This is yet more proof that the only way to bring Scotland in line with our European neighbours is to put Scotland's energy in Scotland's hands with the full powers of independence.

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Karen Adam
@karenadam· Scottish National Party· Aug 7, 2026

Scotland is perfectly placed to become a European leader in carbon capture, but just like on oil and gas, we are being badly let down by the UK Government.

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Alex Kerr
@alexkerr· Scottish National Party· Aug 7, 2026

No matter who leads the Labour Party in Scotland, for as long as they answer to London Labour and not the Scottish people they will forever be punished at that ballot box – you cannot deny democracy to Scotland and expect the trust of our…

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Alex Kerr
@alexkerr· Scottish National Party· Aug 7, 2026

Let’s not beat about the bush here, Scottish Labour don't exist. As we all know, it is funded and staffed by the UK Labour Party.

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Graham Leadbitter
@grahamleadbitter· Scottish National Party· Aug 7, 2026

Unlike the UK Government, the SNP will always stand up for Scotland’s whisky and spirits trade and it’s high time the Labour Government backed this successful industry and ended their supertax on Scotland’s premier drink.

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Graham Leadbitter
@grahamleadbitter· Scottish National Party· Aug 7, 2026

The new Prime Minister should follow in the footsteps of the SNP Scottish Government by championing the industry at home and abroad and scrap its tax hikes which have slowed the sector's success.

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Graham Leadbitter
@grahamleadbitter· Scottish National Party· Aug 7, 2026

But the tax hikes imposed on the industry by Labour and Tory MPs at Westminster have driven down sales, brought down tax revenue, and placed enormous pressures on distilleries across Scotland.

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Graham Leadbitter
@grahamleadbitter· Scottish National Party· Aug 7, 2026

These figures show that Scotland’s world-famous spirits sector has the skills and products to succeed in spite of the harmful Westminster policies being levelled against it.

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Gillian Mackay
@gillianmackay· Scottish Green Party· Aug 7, 2026

The fact this has been allowed to happen again and again undermines our democracy and the integrity of our elections.

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Gillian Mackay
@gillianmackay· Scottish Green Party· Aug 7, 2026

There is nothing remotely green about them and from these accounts they clearly don't do any campaigning.

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