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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 6

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?

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 6

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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Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social · Aug 6

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'

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Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social · Aug 4

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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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 6

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

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 4

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?

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Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social · Jul 13

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

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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · Jun 30

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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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Jun 23

Short thread on Yvette Cooper's decision to ban Palestine Action. 🧵

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · Jun 5

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?

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Neil Lawrence @lawrennd.bsky.social · May 12

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!

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Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds @sspatleeds.bsky.social · Mar 13

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:

Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds @cdsleeds.bsky.social · Mar 13

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

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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Yuanjun Zheng 郑远均 @yuanjun666.bsky.social · May 7

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

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · Apr 28

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?

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · Apr 30

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?

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · May 1

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

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · Apr 20

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.

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It's too easy to forget that climate change is ongoing - and is destroying our chances of life.

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · Apr 21

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.

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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · Apr 14

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

Michael Hudson & Yanis Varoufakis in conversation with Ann Pettifor

YouTube video by Institute of David Graeber

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davidmorey.bsky.social @davidmorey.bsky.social · Apr 19

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John Dupré - Philosophy of Sex, Sexuality, & Gender

YouTube video by Closer To Truth

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davidmorey.bsky.social @davidmorey.bsky.social · Apr 17

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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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · Apr 17

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

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Katherine Everitt 🧨 @katherineveritt.bsky.social · Apr 8

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.)

Katherine Everitt — Socrates on the Beach

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Greg Gerke / Socrates on the Beach @greggerkesocrates.bsky.social · Apr 8

Issue 11 is live. Thank you to all who helped and the great writers and the translator featured. socratesonthebeach.com

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davidmorey.bsky.social @davidmorey.bsky.social · Apr 7

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Top Economist Explains U.S. Recession (Re: Trump and Musk)

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Anita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · Mar 31

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

There's more to evolution than genes | James Shapiro

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