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

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

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

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.

Radio 5 4/4/25

Apr 4, 2025

Apr 4, 2025

18 min

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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