I gave an online talk on this theme last night. These were my speaking notes: Andy Burnham has correctly diagnosed many of Britain’s problems. He
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I have already written about deeply depressing economic thinking finding opportunity for expression in the pages of the FT this morning. Now let me do
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As the FT has reported this morning: Higher inflation caused by the Iran war will cut the real-terms value of UK public spending by £24bn
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NB: This infographic has been updated. The only change is to a sketch in box 2. This is the fourth in this series of infographics
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THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION Why Did We Fail to Prepare for Climate Change? Funding the Future | July 2026 Topic Despite
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Every year the warnings on climate change become more urgent. Every year temperatures break new records. Every year politicians promise action. And every year, far
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There has been a sell-off of AI-related stock in many stock markets today, but this paragraph highlights the whole illogicality of this market. It comes
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The media is working itself up into a minor frenzy this morning about what Andy Burnham might say about education in a speech to be
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This is the third in this series of infographics on the basics of economics. The first, on economics, has been published, as has that on microeconomics.
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