Funding the Future

Richard Murphy and occasional friends talking about everything you need to know to understand the economy, tax, finance and how we fund our future.

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Episodes

14 hours ago

Thirty-eight per cent of young people who could work are not doing so. They’re not lazy, or indifferent. Nor have they dropped out. They just can’t fit into the machinery of conformism that modern employers demand of them. As a result, vast numbers of talented young people aren’t delivering of their best for this country.

2 days ago

The national is nothing more than the savings of people with money to spare. It’s not a threat to our wellbeing. It won’t bring the economy down. It doesn’t need repayment. Our grandchildren (if we have them) are not threatened by it. That money just needs to be put to good use.

3 days ago

Keir Starmer is inviting the world to the UK to invest here, but he’s looking for the wrong type of investment. We don’t need his ‘big ticket’ schemes that will become white elephants as we head for a world where sustainability will matter most of all. What we really require is investment in the diverse skills that the people of this country have but which need development – and there’s no sign he’s going to deliver that.

4 days ago

Most of the data being used when discussing the economy is hopelessly incorrect. We even have up to six figures for the national debt in the UK – and all of them are wrong. It really is time for Rachel Reeves to start publishing decent data so we can have a proper economic debate in the UK.

5 days ago

The world might already be at a tipping point when it comes to climate change and yet our leaders still seem to be in denial about the reality that we have to face. So, how late is too late when it comes to making the changes required if human life is to survive on Earth?

6 days ago


In the run up to the budget I have seen claims that as many as one in five people are planning to leave the UK because taxes are too high. If they are, they’re in for a shock. The well-off and the wealthy get a great tax deal in the UK that they’re going to find hard to replicate anywhere else.

7 days ago

New research shows that those in their later 60s now are sicker than those in their late 80s were at the same point in their lives. Why isn’t prosperity delivering wellness, and what can we do about it?

Thursday Oct 10, 2024

It’s said that states that have suffered hyperinflation prove that modern monetary theory is not true. However, the exact opposite is the case. They demonstrate that the conditions that MMT says must exist for a well-managed economy to function are correct.

We need to tell our story

Wednesday Oct 09, 2024

Wednesday Oct 09, 2024

I’ve been accused of repeating myself on this YouTube channel. And that’s true. I have. But it’s only by honing our stories about what a decent, sustainable world looks like that we can persuade people that it’s possible to have one.

Tuesday Oct 08, 2024

Keir Starmer has appointed Sue Gray as envoy to the nations and regions after her resignation as his chief of staff. What does that mean? And what is he thinking?

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