@davidmorey.bsky.social
Long view/big picture, philosophy, intellectual history, science, culture, politics, economics.
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What if the wealthy disappeared tomorrow? youtu.be/YtNJN9fOksU?... Are the wealthy essential to our economy? In this video I examine whether we need the wealthy, their taxes, their consumption, or their ideas. And I explain why redistributing wealth could make us all better off – even the rich.
What if the wealthy disappeared tomorrow?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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August 6, 2025 at 6:05 AM
What if the wealthy disappeared tomorrow? youtu.be/YtNJN9fOksU?... Are the wealthy essential to our economy? In this video I examine whether we need the wealthy, their taxes, their consumption, or their ideas. And I explain why redistributing wealth could make us all better off – even the rich.
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Pie theory www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08... Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, is on the morning media round. She is treating the world to a dose of pie theory. She has actually referred to the need "for a bigger pie." And pie theory has never and can never solve any known economic problem.
Pie theory
Lisa Nandy, the wealth secretary, is on the morning media round. She is treating the world to a dose of pie theory. She has actually referred to the need
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August 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Pie theory www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08... Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, is on the morning media round. She is treating the world to a dose of pie theory. She has actually referred to the need "for a bigger pie." And pie theory has never and can never solve any known economic problem.
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Here we go...
'Rachel Reeves needs to put up taxes to cover £40bn deficit... a rise of 5p in the pound on basic and higher rate of income tax would fill the budget gap'
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
'Rachel Reeves needs to put up taxes to cover £40bn deficit... a rise of 5p in the pound on basic and higher rate of income tax would fill the budget gap'
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The UK government will be forced to raise taxes at the Budget in October – but taxes on who? Here are my predictions
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Why your government is about to raise YOUR taxes
YouTube video by Garys Economics
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August 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Here we go...
'Rachel Reeves needs to put up taxes to cover £40bn deficit... a rise of 5p in the pound on basic and higher rate of income tax would fill the budget gap'
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
'Rachel Reeves needs to put up taxes to cover £40bn deficit... a rise of 5p in the pound on basic and higher rate of income tax would fill the budget gap'
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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People say Rachel Reeves has a £40 billion black hole in her October budget. In this video, I show how £15 billion could be saved instantly simply by stopping unnecessary interest payments to commercial banks from the Bank of England. youtu.be/pwvWw7IQmS0?...
The truth about the £40 billion gap
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
August 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
People say Rachel Reeves has a £40 billion black hole in her October budget. In this video, I show how £15 billion could be saved instantly simply by stopping unnecessary interest payments to commercial banks from the Bank of England. youtu.be/pwvWw7IQmS0?...
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What kind of politics do we really want when all existing models have failed? youtu.be/mMLLrdFj9mI?... Socialism, social democracy, capitalism, neoliberalism, or a politics of care? What do we really want?
What kind of politics do we really want when all existing models have failed?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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August 4, 2025 at 6:13 AM
What kind of politics do we really want when all existing models have failed? youtu.be/mMLLrdFj9mI?... Socialism, social democracy, capitalism, neoliberalism, or a politics of care? What do we really want?
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I'm back. Here's how we fix the UK's dire economic and political situation www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMor...
I'm back – and I think we can win
YouTube video by Garys Economics
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July 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I'm back. Here's how we fix the UK's dire economic and political situation www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMor...
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Our live event with Prof Steve Keen and Michael Hudson is about to start.
Here is the link! Pls give a LIKE at the video on Youtube to help the algorithm. thanks
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Here is the link! Pls give a LIKE at the video on Youtube to help the algorithm. thanks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAgj...
June 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Our live event with Prof Steve Keen and Michael Hudson is about to start.
Here is the link! Pls give a LIKE at the video on Youtube to help the algorithm. thanks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAgj...
Here is the link! Pls give a LIKE at the video on Youtube to help the algorithm. thanks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAgj...
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Short thread on Yvette Cooper's decision to ban Palestine Action. 🧵
June 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Short thread on Yvette Cooper's decision to ban Palestine Action. 🧵
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Can bond vigilantes really hold governments to account? youtu.be/jUUGNyhuf0I?... The idea that bond vigilantes can set government policy suits the City and neoliberal politicians, who'd like it to be true. But is it?
Can bond vigilantes really hold governments to account, forcing them to dance to their tune?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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June 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Can bond vigilantes really hold governments to account? youtu.be/jUUGNyhuf0I?... The idea that bond vigilantes can set government policy suits the City and neoliberal politicians, who'd like it to be true. But is it?
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Tomorrow, Tuesday 13th May I'll be on Radio 4 from 9 am for Life Scientific.
It will also be available online via BBC Sounds from the first broadcast:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
Thank you @jimalkhalili.bsky.social and #bbcradio4 for inviting me!
It will also be available online via BBC Sounds from the first broadcast:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
Thank you @jimalkhalili.bsky.social and #bbcradio4 for inviting me!
May 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Tomorrow, Tuesday 13th May I'll be on Radio 4 from 9 am for Life Scientific.
It will also be available online via BBC Sounds from the first broadcast:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
Thank you @jimalkhalili.bsky.social and #bbcradio4 for inviting me!
It will also be available online via BBC Sounds from the first broadcast:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
Thank you @jimalkhalili.bsky.social and #bbcradio4 for inviting me!
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Dr Miro Griffiths, Lecturer in Social Policy and Disability Studies & Co-Director of the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds, appeared on Moral Maze.
Check it out here:
Check it out here:
Last night on the Moral Maze, our Miro Griffiths contested the claim there is a moral case to cut welfare, arguing the focus should be on addressing strutural inequalities and disabling barriers.
The programme is available on BBC Sounds:
bbc.in/3XStUKj
The programme is available on BBC Sounds:
bbc.in/3XStUKj
Moral Maze - Is there a moral case for cutting welfare? - BBC Sounds
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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March 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Dr Miro Griffiths, Lecturer in Social Policy and Disability Studies & Co-Director of the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds, appeared on Moral Maze.
Check it out here:
Check it out here:
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Grace's latest interview video: Fixing The Economic Crisis: Billionaires In Politics and Economic Inequality With Grace Blakeley www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMWK... @graceblakeley.substack.com
Fixing The Economic Crisis: Billionaires In Politics and Economic Inequality With Grace Blakeley
YouTube video by Shivani Pau
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May 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Grace's latest interview video: Fixing The Economic Crisis: Billionaires In Politics and Economic Inequality With Grace Blakeley www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMWK... @graceblakeley.substack.com
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Every hour, every new bulletin tells us the stock exchange index, but why? What economic news would you rather hear? youtu.be/7tHHQhChTPc?...
Every hour, every new bulletin tells us the stock exchange index, but why?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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April 28, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Every hour, every new bulletin tells us the stock exchange index, but why? What economic news would you rather hear? youtu.be/7tHHQhChTPc?...
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Is the idea of central bank independence all a game of smoke and mirrors designed to funnel money in the direction of the City of London? It's a question that has to be asked. youtu.be/ZepZavKaMZw?...
Politicians like to say the Bank of England is independent of the government, but is it really?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
April 30, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Is the idea of central bank independence all a game of smoke and mirrors designed to funnel money in the direction of the City of London? It's a question that has to be asked. youtu.be/ZepZavKaMZw?...
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Carney and Starmer are technocrats - stuck in the middle without ever realising there are clowns to the right of them, and no jokers, or anything else, to their left. youtu.be/Kn7xjmGI4Dc?...
Carney and Starmer are stuck in the middle, likely to be the last neoliberal leaders
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
May 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Carney and Starmer are technocrats - stuck in the middle without ever realising there are clowns to the right of them, and no jokers, or anything else, to their left. youtu.be/Kn7xjmGI4Dc?...
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Ignore Trump for a moment, and all the other calamities going on around the world. Climate change is still the biggest threat to us all, and we are in danger of ignoring it.
youtu.be/6F21B2FdU_w?...
youtu.be/6F21B2FdU_w?...
It's too easy to forget that climate change is ongoing - and is destroying our chances of life.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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April 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Ignore Trump for a moment, and all the other calamities going on around the world. Climate change is still the biggest threat to us all, and we are in danger of ignoring it.
youtu.be/6F21B2FdU_w?...
youtu.be/6F21B2FdU_w?...
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Banks exist to keep you in debt, and so in misery, for as long as possible. youtu.be/IB2wLjqihjM?... Banks are not your friend. They exist to exploit you, and they will whenever they can.
Banks exist to keep you in debt, and so in misery, for as long as possible.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
April 21, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Banks exist to keep you in debt, and so in misery, for as long as possible. youtu.be/IB2wLjqihjM?... Banks are not your friend. They exist to exploit you, and they will whenever they can.
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Yanis Varoufakis and Michael Hudson gave us a talk tonight about the modern economy.
Ann Pettifor chaired the talk.
You can view the full video here: youtu.be/JmAeVwCJWoU
Ann Pettifor chaired the talk.
You can view the full video here: youtu.be/JmAeVwCJWoU
Michael Hudson & Yanis Varoufakis in conversation with Ann Pettifor
YouTube video by Institute of David Graeber
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April 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Yanis Varoufakis and Michael Hudson gave us a talk tonight about the modern economy.
Ann Pettifor chaired the talk.
You can view the full video here: youtu.be/JmAeVwCJWoU
Ann Pettifor chaired the talk.
You can view the full video here: youtu.be/JmAeVwCJWoU
Why do we put up with having our MPs whipped, shouldn't votes, as the norm, be subject to their good conscience?
April 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Why do we put up with having our MPs whipped, shouldn't votes, as the norm, be subject to their good conscience?
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Right around the world, economies face the risk of recession due to Trump's irresponsibility. We need interest rate cuts because of him, not because he wants them.
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Interest rates need to tumble, as Trump is demanding, but entirely because he's created mayhem
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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April 17, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Right around the world, economies face the risk of recession due to Trump's irresponsibility. We need interest rate cuts because of him, not because he wants them.
youtu.be/jsEEoy-LsXI?...
youtu.be/jsEEoy-LsXI?...
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I am so honored to share this essay, "A Throw of the Dice through Space," published in 'Socrates on the Beach' by @greggerkesocrates.bsky.social.
It may be my favorite text I've written.
socratesonthebeach.com/katherine-ev...
(Scroll to the bottom to see the paintings.)
It may be my favorite text I've written.
socratesonthebeach.com/katherine-ev...
(Scroll to the bottom to see the paintings.)
Katherine Everitt — Socrates on the Beach
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April 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am so honored to share this essay, "A Throw of the Dice through Space," published in 'Socrates on the Beach' by @greggerkesocrates.bsky.social.
It may be my favorite text I've written.
socratesonthebeach.com/katherine-ev...
(Scroll to the bottom to see the paintings.)
It may be my favorite text I've written.
socratesonthebeach.com/katherine-ev...
(Scroll to the bottom to see the paintings.)
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Issue 11 is live. Thank you to all who helped and the great writers and the translator featured. socratesonthebeach.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Issue 11 is live. Thank you to all who helped and the great writers and the translator featured. socratesonthebeach.com
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There's more to evolution than genes | By James A. Shapiro
Life's complexity cannot be explained by random mutations alone iai.tv/articles/the... #evolution #genes #philsky #philosophy
Life's complexity cannot be explained by random mutations alone iai.tv/articles/the... #evolution #genes #philsky #philosophy
There's more to evolution than genes | James Shapiro
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March 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
There's more to evolution than genes | By James A. Shapiro
Life's complexity cannot be explained by random mutations alone iai.tv/articles/the... #evolution #genes #philsky #philosophy
Life's complexity cannot be explained by random mutations alone iai.tv/articles/the... #evolution #genes #philsky #philosophy