Foulkes has raised concerns that Sturgeonâs regular coronavirus briefings breach impartiality rules IN times of national crisis like this, it’s vital that a nation’s leader communicates with its citizens. Nicola Sturgeon has done so steadfastly and with clarity, and she has demonstrated empathy and understanding for the difficulties that Covid has caused us all. The contrast with Boris Johnson is obvious. So (the dreaded “so” at the start of a sentence), it’s outrageous for Lord George Foulkes, Labour member of that unelected House, to put pressure on Ofcom and the BBC to stop coverage of the First Minister’s coronavirus briefings.