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.

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Episodes

Has Trump done for the dollar?

Tuesday Apr 29, 2025

Tuesday Apr 29, 2025

Issuing the world's reserve currency gives a country the advantage of not having to, in effect, pay for many of its imports. Trump has never understood that. 

What is the economic news?

Monday Apr 28, 2025

Monday Apr 28, 2025

Who cares what shares are worth? What economic news do we need on the hour, every hour, on things that matter in life?
 
 

Sunday Apr 27, 2025

The world needs a liberal Pope. What happens in Rome over the next few weeks is part of the power play that is shaping the world we will live in.

Saturday Apr 26, 2025

Keir Starmer is the UK's prime minister without ever understanding what the role demands, or that he has none of the required skills to undertake the task.

Friday Apr 25, 2025

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?
 

Thursday Apr 24, 2025

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. 

When is Trump's crash?

Wednesday Apr 23, 2025

Wednesday Apr 23, 2025

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? 

Tuesday Apr 22, 2025

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? 
 

Monday Apr 21, 2025

Banks are not your friend. They exist to exploit you, and they will whenever they can.

Monday Apr 21, 2025

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? 

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