Over the last two decades I have spent quite a lot of time tackling the issue of corruption. Tackling tax evasion has always been a
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We cannot afford to not give inflation matching pay rises
Inflation is in the news again. The government says pay rises cannot be afforded because they are inflationary. Unsurprisingly, people want pay rises to compensate
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In the Echo Chamber
This is out this morning: The latest @EchoChambersPod with @RichardJMurphy is out now everywhere, no paywall. Listen on the links below or search Echo Chamber
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Cheap money will be back again – by 2024, at the latest
There is an article in the FT this morning Ruchir Sharma, who is the chair of Rockefeller International, in which he claims that in the current world
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Labour, democracy, twaddle and existential meaningless
Labour is going to publish a constitutional review tomorrow, written by Gordon Brown. We can be sure that: a) PR will not get a look
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Fisking money with Steve Keen
Regular commentator Robin Stafford recommended this edition of Steve Keen’s podcast. It takes some concentration, but the explanations are, as usual from Steve, very strong.
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Bylines
I have an article in the latest edition of Bylines Gazette – which features writing from the growing number of regional Bylines publications around the
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An update
I have now spent a fortnight pretty much under the weather with long Covid. This is a part of a five-month episode since early July
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Scotland: Sorted
I don’t often do a post like this, but then I don’t think that highly of many think tanks and I do of Common Weal,
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