John Murison

Young at heart not very smart

[John Murison @Murison365]

@NoScotNoParty Extraordinary and must be put down to the IRN BRU effect 😜

[S A M M Y Woodhouse @officialsammyuk]

This morning, I appeared on Good Morning Britain in a live interview about the grooming gangs. Before I went on air, I was told not to mention the race of the perpetrators. I, of course, didn’t listen.

I have now received an apology from the editor.

My interview is below: 👇🏻

[John Murison @Murison365]

@Scotty_Murray Pinting 🍺 In Boston?

[Camus @newstart_2024]

What if the biggest “win” for families in the last 50 years was actually a trap?

Rory Sutherland dropped this on Alex O’Connor’s podcast: The two-income household started as a nice option. Both partners work, more money comes in. Feels great at first.

Then reality shifted. Governments got double the tax. Existing homeowners watched their property values soar. House prices rose to match two salaries.

Suddenly one income wasn’t enough anymore — even for high-earning singles like consultant surgeons. Families traded ~35 hours of free time per week for only modest gains in lifestyle.

What began as freedom quietly became an obligation. And it left single people and parents who want to raise their own kids at a real disadvantage.

This one stings because we sold it as pure progress.

Personally, it makes me question how many modern “upgrades” we’ve normalized without counting the real cost — especially lost time with family.

What’s something you once thought was clear progress that now feels like it came with a heavier price than we admitted?

[J Stewart @triffic_stuff_]

🚨CUMMINGS BOMBSHELL: THE FAKE GOVERNMENT EXPOSED AS OLLY ROBBINS SCANDAL ERUPTS! 💣💥

Dominic Cummings Old Warning As Relevant As Ever As Unelected Officials Run The Show Behind Starmer's Back 🤔

Remember that jaw-dropping clip of Dominic Cummings ripping the lid off Whitehall?

He warned the whole British system is fake.

"You have fake meritocracy, fake responsibility and fake cabinet government", he said. "It's all nonsense. The cabinet is just a kind of stage theatre and actually officials in the cabinet office have already decided it all".

Now fast-forward to this week's chaos: top civil servant Olly Robbins is out the door after his department overruled security vetting to fast-track Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, without even telling Keir Starmer or David Lammy.

Exactly the kind of backroom power play Cummings described years ago.

Cummings laid it out crystal clear. Politicians pose and smile for the cameras, pretending they're deciding big calls on foreign affairs, immigration, you name it.

But the real power and decisions? Locked behind closed doors by unelected officials who've already scripted everything.

"Meetings in Whitehall are literally scripted", he revealed.

Before the Prime Minister even sits down with his ministers, officials hand him the script. He reads it out. Every Secretary of State reads their lines.

If anyone dares go off-script? Officials glance at each other with concern, note it down, and quietly make sure it never happens.

It sounds like a parody, Cummings stressed, "but it is literally how the British state functions today".

MPs love it because the system pretends they're in charge. Officials love it because they hold almost all the real power.

"The Cabinet Secretary is now a hundred times more powerful than any cabinet minister apart from the PM."

This isn't theory. It's happening right now.

The Robbins scandal proves Cummings' point in real time: while the public sees the show, the Blob runs the country.

[John Murison @Murison365]

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[John Murison @Murison365]

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[John Murison @Murison365]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Goosebumps

[Campaign for North East Rail @CNERail]

For most of Scotland today, getting around just became more affordable. However, Fraserburgh and Peterhead remain the largest towns the furthest from a station anywhere in the UK. Extending the railway to Buchan will see 80k people brought within 15min of a station. @FionaHyslop https://t.co/4IZg4el2Cm

[John Murison @Murison365]

@GBNEWS Why does @GBNEWS have the default of having to accept cookies to be able to access free content. This is why the western world is in the state it is now. Profiling and personalising content for your “convenience”. It’s the MSM in disguise. Let people think for themselves.

[Stewart Michael @MikeStewart79]

You make a sale of £1200 in your business.
£200 is VAT.

You have £1000.
You pay 25% corp tax on it.

You have £750.
You pay it to yourself as a dividend and pay 20%.

You have £600.
You spend it, and £100 of the spend was VAT.

You have something worth £500.
You die and pass that thing onto your kids, and your estate owes 40% in taxes.

Your kids have £300.

Are you seeing why it's nearly impossible to get ahead in the UK? This is why people are leaving. And it’s even worse in SNP Scotland, where higher taxes and relentless bureaucracy crush ambition further.

[Campaign for North East Rail @CNERail]

One year on, and there is no doubt that reconnecting Levenmouth has been a success! Now is the time to ask where's next.

Fraserburgh and Peterhead are the largest towns, the furthest from a railway station anywhere in the UK - an area with a larger population than Stirling!

[John Murison @Murison365]

@n3obl @AberdeenFC @BBCSportScot Scotland is Red.

[John Murison @Murison365]

@JamesMelville The UK.

[Campaign for North East Rail @CNERail]

Once again a new UK rail project has massively outperformed it's predicted passenger numbers.

People want rail connections, and if you build it, they will come!

https://t.co/7Xjg56XxHp

[John Murison @Murison365]

And we believe the establishment tell us our country is skint!!
Keep thinking for yourself.

[Daniel Priestley @DanielPriestley]

You make a sale of £1200 in your business

£200 is VAT

You have £1000

You pay 25% corp tax on it

You have £750

You pay it to yourself as a dividend and pay 20%

You have £600

You spend it and £100 of the spend was VAT

You have something worth £500

You die and pass that thing onto your kids and your estate owes 40% of it in taxes.

Your kids have £300

... are you seeing why it's nearly impossible to get ahead in the UK? This is why people are leaving the UK.

[Fraserburgh FC @FraserburghFC]

Matchday! The day has arrived and we now make our way to Ibrox for our Scottish Cup tie. Thank you so much for your support and backing - whether you're heading to the game or watching from home - enjoy your day!

[John Murison @Murison365]

@FraserburghFC The Scottish Cup creates unbelievable excitement and stirs emotion. The sense of occasion needs only an honest performance from everyone who is fortunate to pull on the black and white team shirt. There is no gulf in standard, we know Hard Work Beats Talent. Proud day ⚽️ 🏆

[John Murison @Murison365]

@FraserburghFC Well done Willie. The appearances say everything about you.

[John Murison @Murison365]

@ThomGB2305 Some will be delighted George. 😎