My View on … Money Richard J Murphy September 2026 ________________ This post is part of an ongoing series in which I set out my
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YouGov published a new poll yesterday through the relatively new online space that is called The New World. Peter Kellner wrote in a free email
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Andy Burnham indisputably proved that he has mastered the art of making a party conference speech yesterday. It has taken him a very long time
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In 1988, I joined an organisation called Charter 88. It demanded reform to the UK political system, and in particular supported proportional representation as the
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Could Britain really need another IMF bailout? The Financial Times has revived memories of 1976, when Britain turned to the International Monetary Fund for financial
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The madness of raising interest rates to tackle inflation caused by the war in the Gulf continues worldwide. As The Guardian reports this morning: The
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As I say on fiscal rules in the glossary to this blog: Fiscal rules are targets set by governments to limit borrowing, debt, or deficits
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Neoliberalism promised us prosperity, security and freedom through markets. Increasingly, it is delivering insecurity instead. So what does it have left to offer? Fear. And
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Martin Wolf used his FT column this morning to demand that Labour increase taxes in this country. He did not do so to address the
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