- If Labour will not stop Farage, then it – and the country – are consigned to historyon 9 February 2025 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
Andrew Rawnsley has this line in his column in The Observer this morning: “Reform is not great for Labour, but it is an existential threat Read the full article...
- Labour’s growth policy is fantasy fictionon 9 February 2025 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
Labour is promising growth based on carbon capture and storage, new nuclear power stations and sustainable flying, and none of them are known to work. Read the full article...
- The EU’s far right are as dangerous as Trumpon 9 February 2025 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
As the FT has noted this morning: Europe’s emboldened far-right leaders lauded the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tumultuous first weeks back in power Read the full article...
- Trump's Executive Order to Rename Debt and Deficitson 8 February 2025 by Stephanie Kelton (The Lens)
Last week, I wrote about Trump’s executive order to begin the process of establishing a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) for the United States.
- It’s going to be torture as the path to Starmer’s inevitable demise is rolled outon 8 February 2025 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
Keir Starmer really does not understand what he is doing. It must be that statements issued by his own team informed these comments in the Read the full article...
- Trump is saying wrong is righton 8 February 2025 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
Trump wants to sanction those working for the International Criminal Court who are seeking to uphold international law. He’s reached the point where he’s saying Read the full article...
- The UK average house price hits a record high as clear indication of the housing crisis we haveon 7 February 2025 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
The Halifax (which is a trading division of the Bank of Scotland, which is, in turn, a subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group) has reported this Read the full article...
- Drugs galoreon 7 February 2025 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
As if to reinforce the point in today's video, I noticed this in the FT yesterday: GSK launched a rare £2bn share buyback and raised Read the full article...
- Are drug companies putting profits ahead of curing people?on 7 February 2025 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
Curing diseases is not a very profitable activity for drug companies. Managing sick people is. So, do drug companies really want to cure diseases, or Read the full article...
- Why go back?on 7 February 2025 by Richard Murphy (Funding the Future)
As the FT noted yesterday: Four Labour MPs who were suspended from the parliamentary party last summer for voting against Sir Keir Starmer’s welfare policies Read the full article...