This is the first in a series of infographics which will continue with: Microecnomics Macroeconomics Political economy The household analogy And more. How to expand
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Do we need to raise tax?
I am on LBC Radio with Matthew Wright at 8 am this morning. It is here on the web. I have been asked to discuss
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My use of AI
I noticed that last week Substack introduced a rule requiring authors on the site to disclose whether they use AI in the production of their
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Will $100 oil create a crisis?
Oil is back above $100 a barrel. But when does a higher oil price stop being just another headline and become a genuine crisis for
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Economists do not think
The Guardian has an article this morning, hidden deep within its website, about an economic study on thinking. The amusing thing about this study is
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When are we going to get as scared witless as we should be?
As The Guardian reports this morning: More than 200,000 people have fled or been ordered to lock down as huge wildfires swept Spain and France on Friday,
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Infographic: The Washington Consensus
An infographic on the so-called Washington Consensus is a natural companion to those recently published on neoliberalism and monetarism, so here it is: Burnham’s newly
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Debate Ammunition: Andy Burnham: Small Thinker, Big Job
THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION Andy Burnham: Small Thinker, Big Job Funding the Future | July 2026 Topic Andy Burnham’s first week
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Burnham’s problem? He’s a small thinker
Andy Burnham has now been Prime Minister for a week. That is long enough to begin judging not just what he has done, but how
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