Richard Murphy
@RichardJMurphy
Economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting Practice, Sheffield University. Chartered accountant. Political economist. Opinions all my own.
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http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/blog 23-01-2008 10:47:19
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Was Rishi Sunak really so stupid? taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2023/11/0… It seems very likely that days before he was forced into using QE in March 2020 that Rishi Sunak had no idea that government's could create money to address financial crises, and that they had done so for more than a…
The FT has called for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. Might some leaders listen? taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2023/11/0… This country’s so-called political leaders would have us believe that it is only those with ‘headless hearts’ who believe that there should a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel. The…
For decades the Government has refused to integrate the State pension system with the tax system. For years TaxAid and Tax Help for Older People have had to help many of those suffering significant stress as a result but there is more help needed. It’s long past time for change Jeremy Hunt
🚨 This is one of the most damning of the messages to be revealed so far in the #CovidInquiry .
Boris Johnson texts to say median age of those dying is 82 - “above life expectancy. So get Covid and live longer”.
He therefore rules out a second nationwide lockdown.
barryjohnreid2 Early in the pandemic, Sir Paul Nurse offered to turn the Crick Institute - the largest biomedical research facility in Europe - into a huge COVID testing lab. The government… never responded!