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If GDP is a broken measure, why do politicians still worship it? youtu.be/CltToHhkhfQ?...
If GDP is a broken measure, why do politicians still worship it?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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February 3, 2026 at 7:11 AM
If GDP is a broken measure, why do politicians still worship it? youtu.be/CltToHhkhfQ?...
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What do we want? Care or fascism? That's the economic choice we now face youtu.be/eBEahWrzEr0?...
What do we want? Care or fascism? That's the economic choice we now face
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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February 2, 2026 at 7:10 AM
What do we want? Care or fascism? That's the economic choice we now face youtu.be/eBEahWrzEr0?...
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By-election latest:
A Green Party source tells me the response in Gorton today has been so positive that they're reallocating resources to Denton.
They claim ex-Labour voters say they can't vote for the party with Starmer as leader, so tactical voting doesn't come into it.
A Green Party source tells me the response in Gorton today has been so positive that they're reallocating resources to Denton.
They claim ex-Labour voters say they can't vote for the party with Starmer as leader, so tactical voting doesn't come into it.
January 31, 2026 at 3:22 PM
By-election latest:
A Green Party source tells me the response in Gorton today has been so positive that they're reallocating resources to Denton.
They claim ex-Labour voters say they can't vote for the party with Starmer as leader, so tactical voting doesn't come into it.
A Green Party source tells me the response in Gorton today has been so positive that they're reallocating resources to Denton.
They claim ex-Labour voters say they can't vote for the party with Starmer as leader, so tactical voting doesn't come into it.
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People are struggling.
We need to lower bills, protect our NHS and rebuild our public services.
My interview with #BBCLauraK
Great to see Green Party membership rising once again!
youtu.be/lMmDM_PvHyc?...
We need to lower bills, protect our NHS and rebuild our public services.
My interview with #BBCLauraK
Great to see Green Party membership rising once again!
youtu.be/lMmDM_PvHyc?...
Green Party is the party "of the 99%", says leader Zack Polanski | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
YouTube video by BBC Politics
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February 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
People are struggling.
We need to lower bills, protect our NHS and rebuild our public services.
My interview with #BBCLauraK
Great to see Green Party membership rising once again!
youtu.be/lMmDM_PvHyc?...
We need to lower bills, protect our NHS and rebuild our public services.
My interview with #BBCLauraK
Great to see Green Party membership rising once again!
youtu.be/lMmDM_PvHyc?...
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Mainstream politics, from the left and right, has run out of road. What's next? youtu.be/zFzgN88sDL8?...
Mainstream politics, from the left and right, has run out of road. What's next?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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February 1, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Mainstream politics, from the left and right, has run out of road. What's next? youtu.be/zFzgN88sDL8?...
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Why Britain's Pension System Is Structurally Unjust youtu.be/GQtGuXfFbT0?...
Why Britain's Pension System Is Structurally Unjust
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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January 30, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Why Britain's Pension System Is Structurally Unjust youtu.be/GQtGuXfFbT0?...
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Britain's Economic Model Is Collapsing—Here's Why youtu.be/-xzzHIeGFrE?...
Britain's Economic Model Is Collapsing—Here's Why
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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January 28, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Britain's Economic Model Is Collapsing—Here's Why youtu.be/-xzzHIeGFrE?...
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Trump’s actions do not sell Farage’s narratives www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
Trump’s actions do not sell Farage’s narratives
We have suffered the curse of racist politics in this country for too long. Racism is bad enough, and too common. Racist politics is worse. It systemically embeds discrimination in our society, giving...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Trump’s actions do not sell Farage’s narratives www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
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Labour is failing people by hidden design. Reform would do so explicitly. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
Labour is failing people by hidden design. Reform would do so explicitly.
As The Guardian notes this morning:
The country’s most deprived neighbourhoods will have higher crime rates and worse unemployment by the end of the parliament, according to a report written at the r...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Labour is failing people by hidden design. Reform would do so explicitly. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
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Social Media is Now Where Politics Actually Happens youtu.be/27CxVViSxyg?... So, you need to be on it, and engaged with it.
Social Media is Now Where Politics Actually Happens
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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January 27, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Social Media is Now Where Politics Actually Happens youtu.be/27CxVViSxyg?... So, you need to be on it, and engaged with it.
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Trump didn’t shock me. Nato’s failure did youtu.be/ZjVSGpEBt1M?... Reflections on a week.
Trump didn’t shock me. Nato’s failure did
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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January 24, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Trump didn’t shock me. Nato’s failure did youtu.be/ZjVSGpEBt1M?... Reflections on a week.
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Climate change could lead to nuclear war and mass migration said report from UK security services which govt suppressed for being ‘too negative’ bit.ly/4pSpjTz
Suppressed climate report warned of mass migration and nuclear war
Unabridged document said disappearing forests and rivers drying up could drive people to Europe and lead to conflict in Asia
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Climate change could lead to nuclear war and mass migration said report from UK security services which govt suppressed for being ‘too negative’ bit.ly/4pSpjTz
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1000+ new members since this was broadcast.
Still going up.
1000 more people ready to create a better future.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Still going up.
1000 more people ready to create a better future.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 23, 2026 at 9:56 PM
1000+ new members since this was broadcast.
Still going up.
1000 more people ready to create a better future.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Still going up.
1000 more people ready to create a better future.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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The new world we need is going to be messy – and that will be the foundation of its strength www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
The new world we need is going to be messy – and that will be the foundation of its strength
I am tired. Specifically, I am tired of Trump. I am tired of the confusion that he is creating. I am tired of the chaos that he is leaving in his wake. I am tired of the uncertainty that is harming pe...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 9:23 AM
The new world we need is going to be messy – and that will be the foundation of its strength www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
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Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
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That is one mightily effective party political broadcast, and it really is not often I have ever been able to say that after a lifetime watching them.
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 8:17 PM
That is one mightily effective party political broadcast, and it really is not often I have ever been able to say that after a lifetime watching them.
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🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is now closing on 80,000 signatures!
Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed today!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed today!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 21, 2026 at 11:45 AM
🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is now closing on 80,000 signatures!
Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed today!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed today!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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The necessary post-Trump consensus www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
The necessary post-Trump consensus
Another day, and more madness from Trump. What else can I say about his Davos appearance yesterday?
Fools appear to be celebrating that he had backed off military action, as if his word might be reli...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 7:51 AM
The necessary post-Trump consensus www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
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Judge-only trials in England & Wales won't wipe out crown court backlog of 79,600.
Less than 2% time saved.
Loss of jury trials unacceptable to many. Delays in hearing unacceptable
Problems created by years of austerity, low investment.
Need more judges, courts must sit 7 days a week.
Less than 2% time saved.
Loss of jury trials unacceptable to many. Delays in hearing unacceptable
Problems created by years of austerity, low investment.
Need more judges, courts must sit 7 days a week.
Judge-only trials in England and Wales will not wipe out crown court backlog, report says
IFG says proposed plans, which will slash the number of jury trials, will produce ‘marginal gains’ of less than 2% time saved
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Judge-only trials in England & Wales won't wipe out crown court backlog of 79,600.
Less than 2% time saved.
Loss of jury trials unacceptable to many. Delays in hearing unacceptable
Problems created by years of austerity, low investment.
Need more judges, courts must sit 7 days a week.
Less than 2% time saved.
Loss of jury trials unacceptable to many. Delays in hearing unacceptable
Problems created by years of austerity, low investment.
Need more judges, courts must sit 7 days a week.
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Trump's Chaos Is Triggering Market Collapse youtu.be/o1txFAMM4FY?...
Trump's Chaos Is Triggering Market Collapse
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Trump's Chaos Is Triggering Market Collapse youtu.be/o1txFAMM4FY?...
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‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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NATO's over – Europe must grow up now youtu.be/bJB11QDs-zc?...
NATO's over – Europe must grow up now
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 7:09 AM
NATO's over – Europe must grow up now youtu.be/bJB11QDs-zc?...
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2026 looks as if it will be a brutal year www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
2026 looks as if it will be a brutal year
As the FT notes this morning:
The governor of the Bank of England has warned there are “substantial risks” of spillovers to UK financial markets from Donald Trump’s attacks on the independence of the ...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
January 21, 2026 at 7:35 AM
2026 looks as if it will be a brutal year www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
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Don't ask, when are we going to do MMT? We already are youtu.be/J6ZUJbl829E?...
Don't ask, when are we going to do MMT? We already are
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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January 19, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Don't ask, when are we going to do MMT? We already are youtu.be/J6ZUJbl829E?...
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The Secretary of State for Wales defended yet another rail injustice 🙄
NPR has been classified as an England & Wales project, even though it doesn’t serve any part of Wales.
Plaid Cymru is calling for the devolution of rail to invest in it properly and drive economic growth across Wales.
NPR has been classified as an England & Wales project, even though it doesn’t serve any part of Wales.
Plaid Cymru is calling for the devolution of rail to invest in it properly and drive economic growth across Wales.
January 21, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The Secretary of State for Wales defended yet another rail injustice 🙄
NPR has been classified as an England & Wales project, even though it doesn’t serve any part of Wales.
Plaid Cymru is calling for the devolution of rail to invest in it properly and drive economic growth across Wales.
NPR has been classified as an England & Wales project, even though it doesn’t serve any part of Wales.
Plaid Cymru is calling for the devolution of rail to invest in it properly and drive economic growth across Wales.