Richard Murphy
@richardjmurphy.bsky.social
Economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting Practice, Sheffield University. Former chartered accountant. Political economist. Opinions all my own.
Why the 1970s stagflation myth still misleads our politics youtu.be/OcrGuICZUWc?... In this video, I unpack what really caused stagflation — and why repeating those mistakes today risks another lost decade for Britain.
Why the 1970s stagflation myth still misleads our politics
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November 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Why the 1970s stagflation myth still misleads our politics youtu.be/OcrGuICZUWc?... In this video, I unpack what really caused stagflation — and why repeating those mistakes today risks another lost decade for Britain.
Why the news no longer tells the truth youtu.be/QHcNHG_iVPQ?...
Why the news no longer tells the truth
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November 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Why the news no longer tells the truth youtu.be/QHcNHG_iVPQ?...
Laffer's curve: the tax myth that promoted inequality youtu.be/lrO9VpQCXZU?...
Laffer's curve: the tax myth that promoted inequality
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November 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Laffer's curve: the tax myth that promoted inequality youtu.be/lrO9VpQCXZU?...
Trump’s America: when wealth becomes unaffordable youtu.be/KItXiySg2l8?...
Trump’s America: when wealth becomes unaffordable
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November 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Trump’s America: when wealth becomes unaffordable youtu.be/KItXiySg2l8?...
Who is killing the coffee trade? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
Who is killing the coffee trade?
I was recently reading the introduction to James Hoffmann’s World Atlas of Coffee, which someone in our house seems to have because this is a subject close to our hearts.
He had this to say in his int...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Who is killing the coffee trade? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
The black hole in Britain’s economy isn’t in the Treasury youtu.be/XZhZzCOIHUw?...
The black hole in Britain’s economy isn’t in the Treasury
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November 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The black hole in Britain’s economy isn’t in the Treasury youtu.be/XZhZzCOIHUw?...
Does Nationalism Help or Hurt Us? youtu.be/1BoQijWkuLA?...
Does Nationalism Help or Hurt Us?
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November 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Does Nationalism Help or Hurt Us? youtu.be/1BoQijWkuLA?...
The tipping point? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11... Japanese and South Korean stock markets fell heavily overnight. Is the crash starting?
The tipping point?
I suggested yesterday that one reason why Rachel Reeves might have made her speech yesterday was that she wanted to speak before a market crash hit the economy, setting the scene as a result of a Budg...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The tipping point? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11... Japanese and South Korean stock markets fell heavily overnight. Is the crash starting?
Mamdani’s win will sweep away the deadwood of the supposed neoliberal left-wing www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
Mamdani’s win will sweep away the deadwood of the supposed neoliberal left-wing
It was not long ago that I had cause to suggest that Plaid Cymru’s victory over Reform and Labour in the Caerphilly by-election was a reason for hope, and nothing has changed my view on that since the...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Mamdani’s win will sweep away the deadwood of the supposed neoliberal left-wing www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
Why is it that the rich always seem to win? youtu.be/KKwCTaUQ5gM?... In this video, I unpack how political choices and not economic laws have made wealth compound and wages stagnate, and what we can do to reverse it.
Why is it that the rich always seem to win?
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November 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Why is it that the rich always seem to win? youtu.be/KKwCTaUQ5gM?... In this video, I unpack how political choices and not economic laws have made wealth compound and wages stagnate, and what we can do to reverse it.
Why is Rachel Reeves panicking about the budget? youtu.be/XQUqR6YyF3A?...
The REAL Reason Rachel Reeves is PANICKING About the Budget
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November 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Why is Rachel Reeves panicking about the budget? youtu.be/XQUqR6YyF3A?...
Reeves, and the folly of increasing basic income tax rates www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
Reeves, and the folly of increasing basic income tax rates
There is much discussion in the media today about Rachel Reeves and tax rises.
Rumour has it that Reeves has decided that cuts to public spending are not required.
Rumour also has it that the wealth...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Reeves, and the folly of increasing basic income tax rates www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
If you didn’t know who you’d be, would you design this society? youtu.be/fPAMQer1K8I?... If not, why put up with it?
If you didn’t know who you’d be, would you design this society?
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November 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
If you didn’t know who you’d be, would you design this society? youtu.be/fPAMQer1K8I?... If not, why put up with it?
Richard Murphy: Could a crash as bad as 2008 hit us? The answer is yes www.thenational.scot/comment/2559...
Richard Murphy: Could a crash as bad as 2008 hit us? The answer is yes
Most of the serious economic commentators now think we are witnessing a stock market bubble, led by the increasing value of seven major US tech…
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November 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Richard Murphy: Could a crash as bad as 2008 hit us? The answer is yes www.thenational.scot/comment/2559...
How can the economy survive when most wages are too low? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
How can the economy survive when most wages are too low?
The Financial Times has reported this morning that senior figures in the City are now complaining that the minimum wage is rising so close to graduate starting salaries that it threatens recruitment i...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
How can the economy survive when most wages are too low? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
How can the UK survive when most of its member states want to leave? youtu.be/CnLkIsKxEEw?...
How can the UK survive when most of its member states want to leave?
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November 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM
How can the UK survive when most of its member states want to leave? youtu.be/CnLkIsKxEEw?...
The white collar world is falling apart www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
The white collar world is falling apart
The Financial Times reported this weekend that a “white-collar recession” is emerging in the United States, suggesting that a decisive shift in the structure of the US economy is now being seen.
For...
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November 2, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The white collar world is falling apart www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
Was Guy Fawkes as bad as history makes out? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
Was Guy Fawkes as bad as history makes out?
Every year on the 5th of November, people across Britain light bonfires, set off fireworks, and burn effigies of a man who died more than four centuries ago. Guy Fawkes, as the supposed mastermind of ...
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November 2, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Was Guy Fawkes as bad as history makes out? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
What will happen when the stock market bubble bursts? youtu.be/Ff4gvI1fr_M?... Might £1 trillion disappear?
What will happen when the stock market bubble bursts?
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November 2, 2025 at 7:13 AM
What will happen when the stock market bubble bursts? youtu.be/Ff4gvI1fr_M?... Might £1 trillion disappear?
From prince to commoner: what Andrew’s downfall tells us about power youtu.be/PZUutyoNhAc?...
From prince to commoner: what Andrew’s downfall tells us about power
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November 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM
From prince to commoner: what Andrew’s downfall tells us about power youtu.be/PZUutyoNhAc?...
Can democracy survive a GDP obsession and the myth of unlimited growth? youtu.be/0fmz6PCF2pQ?...
Can democracy survive a GDP obsession and the myth of unlimited growth?
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October 31, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Can democracy survive a GDP obsession and the myth of unlimited growth? youtu.be/0fmz6PCF2pQ?...
Richard Murphy: You should talk about a Scottish currency. Here's how www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
Richard Murphy: You should talk about a Scottish currency. Here's how
If you want to understand money in the context of Scotland, I suggest this verse might be a start ...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Richard Murphy: You should talk about a Scottish currency. Here's how www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
Apple is worth $4 trillion — but who gets that wealth? youtu.be/XoDka3JEojk?...
Apple is worth $4 trillion — but who gets that wealth?
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October 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Apple is worth $4 trillion — but who gets that wealth? youtu.be/XoDka3JEojk?...
In an article in the FT yesterday, its long-term columnist, Martin Wolf, suggested we must sacrifice both people and planet to growth to supposedly save democracy. Almost everything he wrote was wrong. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
Growth is not coming back — and nor should our democracy depend upon it
Martin Wolf has (once again) declared in the Financial Times that the fate of democracy rests on economic growth. As he said, in advance of the Budget:
[Reeves'] first priority must be to get whatev...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
In an article in the FT yesterday, its long-term columnist, Martin Wolf, suggested we must sacrifice both people and planet to growth to supposedly save democracy. Almost everything he wrote was wrong. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
A narrative for a Scottish currency www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
A narrative for a Scottish currency
On Saturday, I spoke at the Scottish Currency Group conference in Dunfermline via weblink.
I was asked to talk about money, but slightly to my own surprise, I started with this quote:
And now these th...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A narrative for a Scottish currency www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...