Did I expect former Defence Secretary John Healey to become Chancellor of the Exchequer? No. His recent political background is not in economics,, although he
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I should, I suppose, write a political obituary on departures from government of Rachel Reeves, David Lammy, Peter Kyle, Liz Kendall and Steve Reed, but
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I just posted an infographic and noted that James and Sam, who is doing an internship with us, have been iterating ideas on infographics. I
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I wrote a blog on why we might have a crash on Saturday. This is an infographic James produced based on it. He and our
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The poverty of supposed macroeconomic thinking in the UK is illustrated by a report in the FT this morning that says: Andy Burnham has scope
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After preparing an infographic on the gold standard, this follow-up seemed to be essential: How to expand this image If you press CTRL or Command
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The pantomime will play out today. Keir Starmer will visit the King. The King will then ask Andy Burnham to form a government, as if
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THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION Six Crises, One Failed Framework: What Burnham Must Change Funding the Future | July 2026 Topic Andy
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Andy Burnham has finally become prime minister, but his timing could hardly be worse. On his first day in Downing Street, he faces at least
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