Some of my infographics are relatively easy to write. This one took many drafts, even before the drawing began, and several more after that. I
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My old friend, Larry Elliott, wrote this in the Guardian yesterday: Some things have changed since the long hot summer of 1976. One of the
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THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION John Healey’s Four Wrong Assumptions Funding the Future | July 2026 Topic John Healey’s first speech as
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John Healey began his first speech as Chancellor by making four big claims. He said: fiscal control is the first duty of any Chancellor, fiscal
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As I noted yesterday, I have now begun to feel better after my kidney stone, and I seem to be recovering my full energy. As
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The unfolding economic disaster that is Andy Burnham’s new government continues to expose the already failed logic in its political thinking this morning. As The
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The curse of monetarism has blighted the UK for more than 45 years now, and in the light of John Healey’s comments yesterday, it still
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The Richard J Murphy YouTube Channel And My View on … Fiscal Rules Richard J Murphy _________________ This post is one of an ongoing series
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John Healey’s appointment as Chancellor surprised many people, me included. The biggest reason for surprise was that he has no record as an economic thinker.
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