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

Apr 25, 2025
Apr 25, 2025
6 min
Who is thinking about the world after Trump? We need to do that because Trump is a temporary phenomenon. But what will come after him?

Apr 24, 2025
Apr 24, 2025
3 min
However frightened we might be right now - and many people are justifiably so - we need to speak out to prevent evil from happening, by simply saying we care for each other, which is the opposite of everything Trump and those like him believe in.

Apr 23, 2025
Apr 23, 2025
10 min
No President can turn in his economy as Trump has done and not send it into recession or even depression. The question is, how do we manage the chaos that follows from that?

Apr 22, 2025
Apr 22, 2025
9 min
Why doesn't the UK government care about the fact that UK company law is not enforced? What is the point of having law that they will not impose, at considerable cost to society?

Apr 21, 2025
Apr 21, 2025
9 min
Banks are not your friend. They exist to exploit you, and they will whenever they can.

Apr 21, 2025
Apr 21, 2025
9 min
Why doesn't the UK government care about the fact that UK company law is not enforced? What is the point of having law that they will not impose, at considerable cost to society?

Apr 20, 2025
Apr 20, 2025
7 min
Ignore Trump for a moment, and all the other calamities going on around the world. Climate change is still the biggest threat to us all, and we are in danger of ignoring it.

Apr 19, 2025
Apr 19, 2025
6 min
According to Washington and London, a US/UK trade deal is coming soon. It is bound to represent a massive loss of freedom for the UK. It's the last thing we need.

Apr 18, 2025
Apr 18, 2025
8 min
Will Trump invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to enforce his rule, via a militia if need be, ending democracy in the USA in the process?
Shorts to follow

Apr 17, 2025
Apr 17, 2025
7 min
Right around the world, economies face the risk of recession due to Trump's irresponsibility. We need interest rate cuts because of him, not because he wants them.







