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

Radio 5 4/4/25

Friday Apr 04, 2025

Friday Apr 04, 2025

Friday Apr 04, 2025

I want to see the end of neoliberalism and everything it stands forbecause until we do, we won't live in a world where people matter.

Thursday Apr 03, 2025

Tariffs will not liberate the USA. Most people will be a lot worse off. Their taxes will have risen. So too will inflation. Yesterday was madness day.
 

Advertising makes you unhappy

Wednesday Apr 02, 2025

Wednesday Apr 02, 2025

Advertising makes you unhappy with what you have, who you are and even who you are. That’s how it works. So, do we need to better regulate it?

Tuesday Apr 01, 2025

Growth is totally dependent upon people having enough money to spend. Without the redistribution of wealth in the UK, that is not going to happen.

What is Trump's grand plan?

Monday Mar 31, 2025

Monday Mar 31, 2025

Trump appears random, haphazard and out of control. But that’s not true. The Tech Bros who stand behind him have a plan – and that is to preserve their wealth by destroying the power of the governments that might oppose them.

Why won't Labour tax wealth?

Sunday Mar 30, 2025

Sunday Mar 30, 2025

One of the most difficult questions in politics right now is why Labour will not increase taxes on the wealthy. They could, and they should.

Austerity = political failure

Saturday Mar 29, 2025

Saturday Mar 29, 2025

Austerity is as close to political madness as any policy gets. What it guarantees is that things that could be done are not done, and that is bound to lead to political failure.

Friday Mar 28, 2025

Rachel Reeves thinks the economy has to grow to make everyone better off. But is she right? And in a finite world is growth on the scale she wants even possible?

Thursday Mar 27, 2025

Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement either doesn’t add up, or it reveals a deeply dangerous economic policy, and it may do both.

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