If the government want to fix the UK's problems, taxing the rich more isn't just an option. It's the only option.

There is no economic crisis in the UK. So why is Rachel Reeves making people suffer? taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/09/0… Labour is claiming that cutting the winter fuel allowance and keeping children in poverty has prevented UK economic collapse. That is untrue. No cuts are necessary as many

Are you sure that is only just beginning and it has not been going on for decades? theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Why is Keir Starmer so obsessed with denying the free movement of people? youtu.be/wmYods5NLnA?si… The EU has offered the UK the chance of free movement for people under the age of 30, but Keir Starmer is adamant that this must not happen. He has offered no good reason, just like

Tackling the cumber taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/09/0… Cumber is the stuff that makes it hard for us to enjoy life, much of it foisted on us by the demands of a society obsessed with status, fashion and posturing. Suppose we could focus on well-being as a society instead. Wouldn't we be

Today’s deaths in the channel are a tragedy, as everyone is saying. But it was also entirely avoidable. If those wishing to apply for asylum here were given ferry tickets the deaths would end, the criminal gangs would have no market and a fortune in costs would be saved. So, why

Professor Richard Murphy: My verdict on Shona Robison's cuts statement thenational.scot/politics/24560…

The far right is more popular than at any time since 1945. Why is that? youtu.be/inB0CyQR3bs?si… The far-right won an election in Germany last weekend, following on from successes elsewhere. Why is it so popular? And how can it be contained? The answers all come down to

Neoliberalism has reduced politics to the level of farce taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/09/0… The collective denial of unionist parties for the austerity that the SNP is being forced to introduce in Scotland as a result of the absence of any alternatives being provided by Westminster was

Markets are losing faith in AI taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/09/0… The AI bubble already looks to be bursting. But Labour has pinned many of its hopes on it. As Nvidia's share price falls, so too should Labour's belief in AI as the answer to its prayers. Somehow, however, I think Labour will

my guardian column on austerity and why it is a terrible idea Richard Murphy agrees... theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Neoliberalism was the underlying cause of the Grenfell disaster taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/09/0… Only by ridding our politics of neoliberal thinking will we eliminate the risk of another Grenfell happening, but what is the likelihood of that happening when most of our politicians are

The days when managing the economy is all about inflation should be over youtu.be/wcTL29bhcWE?si… Inflation is always a temporary phenomenon that always cures itself. History proves that. In that case to make it the epicentre of economic management in the UK is absurd. We need

NEW: Angela Rayner squirmed during a BBC interview as she was questioned about her past tweets attacking the Tories for planning to hit pensioner benefits. 🗣"How long will pensioners who are going without the Winter Fuel Payment need to choose between heating and eating?”

Punishing the poor? The Reeves financial plan northeastbylines.co.uk/business/econo… Me, in a new outlet for my ideas.

There is no one who thinks this will make a difference. Nationalisation is the only answer. Privatisation has failed. It’s time @uklabour stopped pretending neoliberal ideas work when they very obviously do not.

Does anyone really think Rachel Reeves will allocate the resources required to make this country safe again when she can't even find the cash to take a million children out of child poverty? I can assure you, I don't.