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.
Episodes

May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025
8 min
Reform has pledged to do everything it can to block green energy, but doing so will increase energy prices. Why do they want to do that?

May 14, 2025
May 14, 2025
7 min
Keir Starmer is demanding that migrants to the UK be fluent in English, but there is no evidence that he is.

May 13, 2025
May 13, 2025
17 min
It is a travesty of justice that Labour had a landslide victory at last year's UK general election with the support of just 20% of the UK electorate. We need electoral reform, and we need it now.

May 12, 2025
May 12, 2025
17 min
Savings are persistently confused with investing in the UK. In reality, few savings create any real investment in the UK, and that's why our investment rates and economic performance are so poor.

May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025
9 min
Farage's political track record is poor. The moment anyone tries to hold him to account, he runs a mile. How long will it be before Reform falls apart, because he and it will fall out?

May 10, 2025
May 10, 2025
10 min
Trump's plans to control films that can be seen in the USA and what can be taught in US universities are all about full-on thought control - a classic fascist propaganda aim.

May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025
11 min
40% of the UK's universities are now running deficits. Next year, it is expected that 75% will. How long is it before some begin to go bust as a result of UK government policy?

May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025
8 min
Labour ministers admit that Downing Street is so controlling that they can do nothing to manage the country. How long can it last in that case?

May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025
7 min
Who is exploiting us? Large companies, banks, and landlords are, and not the people our politicians love to blame.

May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025
14 min
Neoliberalism has dominated economics and politics for 45 years, despite being based on nothing more than myths, falsehoods, and fantasies that should have discredited the cult promoting it long ago.







