- Understanding Economics: What is income?on 24 August 2026 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
What is income? It sounds like one of the simplest questions in economics, but the answer matters enormously. In this episode of Understanding Economics, I Read the full article...
- Ely, 3 Octoberon 23 August 2026 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
As I previously noted on a couple of occasions, we are holding a Funding the Future event in Ely on Saturday, 3 October. More information Read the full article...
- Infographic: Why do we need economic growthon 23 August 2026 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
How to expand this image If you press CTRL or Command and the Plus (+) key on your keyboard, your browser should increase the size Read the full article...
- Memories of 1976on 23 August 2026 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
The last time I can remember having a summer like the one still in progress was, I think, in 1976. That was the year I Read the full article...
- Where can young people meet?on 23 August 2026 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
In this podcast, I spoke with Thomas Murphy, my son and the videographer and editor behind this channel, about something that matters to his generation: Read the full article...
- The Finance Curse – launch eventon 22 August 2026 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
The Finance Curse film is coming: The Finance Curse film gets its first public screening at Sands Film Studio, London, on Tuesday 8th September. The Read the full article...
- LBC: This morningon 22 August 2026 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
I have just finished a live broadcast on LBC Radio with Matthew Wright, discussing whether we should worry about the UK’s national debt approaching £3 Read the full article...
- What is the economy for?on 22 August 2026 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
I had the pleasure of being a guest on Professor Radhika Desai’s Geopolitical Economy podcast for a discussion earlier this week. The discussion was based on open-minded Read the full article...
- Understanding Economics: What are the real resources in an economy?on 22 August 2026 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
Most people think economics is about money. It isn't. Economics begins with something much more fundamental: resources. Every society has limited resources and must decide Read the full article...
- The hard problem of economicson 21 August 2026 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
In a recent post, I discussed what is in philosophy termed 'the hard problem'. I did so in the context of recent discussion on ADHD. Read the full article...



