Funding the Future

Is AI the dot-com bubble again?

This video asks a simple question. Is the AI-fuelled stock-market mania echoing the dot.com crash?
I compare FTSE 100 and S&P 500 crashes, highlight that the S&P is now trading at price-to-book levels above 2000, and show how mega-cap tech stocks now represent nearly a third of the index.
Recovery after 2000 took years, cushioned by government intervention—especially in the UK. But will that happen again, or will neoliberal ideology prevail, letting zombie firms and market excess implode?
If we care about economic justice, public accountability and avoiding speculative disaster, this is urgent. A crisis could be coming.

Trump, thuggery and ditherers

What happens when politics dies in August? A flight of leaders to Washington that achieved nothing. Trump was flattered. Zelensky was patronised. And the rest? Ditherers. This is what neoliberalism has delivered us – a politics of paralysis.
 

Rent crisis in Britain

Rents in the UK are out of control. In London, they now swallow more than 40% of income. Across England, it’s 36%. For millions, life is no longer about living — it’s about paying landlords.
This video explains why rent is dragging families and children into poverty, how landlords extract wealth from the poor to enrich the rich, and why rent caps and more public housing are the only way forward.

MMT: Facts vs myths

MMT describes how government spending and taxation work in fiat currency economies: no more, and no less. In this video, I explain why critics often get it wrong, why some fans overstate it, and why understanding it could change how we think about jobs, services, and growth.

Taxing billionaires isn’t enough!

Many think a “billionaire tax” could solve the UK’s problems — but there are only 156 of them. The real wealth — and the real untaxed income — is spread far wider. In this video, I explain why looking beyond billionaires, to the top 1% and top 10%, is essential if we want a fair tax system.

The UK government can't borrow

Politicians tell us the UK is “borrowing too much” and faces a “debt crisis.” That’s wrong. The government creates the pounds it spends, and what’s called “borrowing” is really just it accepting deposits — or savings — from the public and financial markets. It’s time to stop the scare stories and understand the truth.

Danger for the wealthy?

Rachel Reeves may be about to close a major inheritance tax loophole — and the wealthy are calling it “dangerous.” But what’s really dangerous in Britain? It’s not taxing the rich. It’s child poverty, crumbling public services, NHS queues, unsafe housing, and inequality. In this video, I take apart the scare stories from the wealth lobby and explain why closing loopholes is not a threat — it’s tax justice.
 

Tax is an economic steering wheel

Politicians tell us taxes pay for public services. In reality, it does something far more important — it shapes our society. In this video, I explain why tax is an economic steering wheel, not a fuel tank or piggy bank, and how we can use it to create fairness, tackle inequality, and protect our environment.

Who Controls the Overton Window?

The Overton Window decides what can – and cannot – be said in politics.
But who builds this “window of acceptability”? In this video, I argue it’s not the public and not politicians – it’s the billionaire-owned mainstream media.

Governments aren't like households

Politicians love to say the government must “live within its means” – just like a household. But this analogy is completely wrong. In this video, I explain why the household analogy is economic nonsense, how it misleads the public, and how it drives damaging austerity policies. Once you understand how government really works, you’ll never fall for this trick again.