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 7, 2025
Apr 7, 2025
6 min
Trump fell out with almost all his senior staff in his first administration. Hewill this time, as well. So, what happens when he and Musk fall out?

Apr 6, 2025
Apr 6, 2025
7 min
Time and again, we hear people saying that government debt must berepaid. They are fundamentally wrong. Repaying that debt would createeconomic nightmares.

Apr 5, 2025
Apr 5, 2025
6 min
Neoliberalism has failed, but the Labour government is wedded to it. Nowonder they’re so frightened. They realise that we might rumble thatthey, too, are a bunch of failures.

Apr 4, 2025

Apr 4, 2025
Apr 4, 2025
7 min
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.

Apr 3, 2025
Apr 3, 2025
4 min
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.

Apr 2, 2025
Apr 2, 2025
8 min
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?

Apr 1, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
8 min
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.

Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 2025
10 min
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.

Mar 30, 2025
Mar 30, 2025
2 min
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.







