As Katie Martin has noted in the FT this morning, there is something exceptionally strange going on in the world’s financial markets at the moment,
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The challenge from Reform, and related issues
I have already mentioned one possible development in our publishing activity this morning, providing an explanation here, and publishing the first in what might be
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Richard Murphy’s View on Modern Monetary Theory
This is the first in a new series of posts, planned for either this blog or our Substack site, that explains my views on key
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Introducing the ‘Richard Murphy’s View on’ series and related topics
As will become apparent from posts I will be making here over the next few days, a lot of agonising and thought has gone into
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What happens when superpowers can’t win wars?
Three of the world’s most powerful militaries are simultaneously stuck in conflicts they cannot win. Russia has not defeated Ukraine after four years. America has
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The bond market conspiracy
I could write a lot about bond markets, the media, and the conspiracy they have created by mutual consent to deny democratic choice in this
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Can Labour shake off its death throes?
After a day when a great deal happened in Labour Party politics, and at the same time nothing very much happened at all, I have
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Trump does not care
Donald Trump may accidentally have told the truth this week. He openly admitted that he was not thinking about the financial well-being of ordinary Americans
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Starmer v Streeting: there is only one choice
My postman, John, and I had a conversation this morning, as we have talked many times over the past decade. Our topic? Who might lead
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