I was not surprised by a report from the New York Times last night, which noted that: Iranian Forces Say They Closed Strait of Hormuz
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Europe still needs a Green New Deal
The Economist’s Charlemagne newsletter this weekend carried an intriguing message. Faced with soaring temperatures across western Europe, it suggested that people should stop feeling guilty
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Fifty two questions for Andy Burnham
If Andy Burnham is serious about becoming prime minister, then there are a series of questions he needs to answer before anyone can sensibly judge
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Debate Ammunition: What is truth?
The Richard J Murphy YouTube Channel Debate Ammunition What is Truth? Funding the Future | June 2026 Today’s topic What Is Truth? The video which
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What is truth?
Most of us think we know what is true. We hold opinions, beliefs and convictions that feel self-evident. But what if many of the things
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What would happen if the UK tried to, or did, repay its national debt?
There were quite a lot of heated, and sometimes furious responses on LinkedIn to my suggestion in a recent video that concerns about the level
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Debate Ammunition: Education in the Age of AI
The Richard J Murphy YouTube Channel Debate Ammunition Education In The Age Of AI Funding the Future | June 2026 Today’s Topic Breaking Down Silos:
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Are specialists finished?
The world is trapped in silos. We built an education system, an economy, and an entire political culture around a single skill, the ability to
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Labour: dithering indifference, incompetence and prevarication rule the day
14.00, and this is what we know. Starmer is not going. I believe him. Burnham has no idea what to do, and wants 100 days
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