Simon Jenkins wrote an amusing article in The Guardian yesterday. It was amusing in the sense that it said something entirely unacceptable in British political
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There are signs that the politics of grievance is running out of road News over the weekend has been revealing. In the UK, there has
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THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION Britain’s Savings System Is Broken Funding the Future | July 2026 Topic The UK savings system, built
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The UK savings system is dominated by ISAs and pensions. Together, they account for most personal savings. But are they delivering what the country needs?
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The Guardian has reported that Ofsted’s has decided to drop guidance linking autism with susceptibility to extremism. First, congratulations are due to those campaigners, including
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This is the sixth in a series of essays on the politics of care and economics of hope. The others are listed at the end of this essay.
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Donald Trump said things at an event to mark the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence that deserve attention. Amongst his many partisan
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THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION Money Is Not the Constraint: The Real Resource Argument Funding the Future | July 2026 Topic Why
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People often ask me what difference Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) would actually make in practice. The surprising answer is that, in many respects, MMT already
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