The National Audit Office has issued a report this morning that says: [The UK] food supply chain faces a wide range of risks that can
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I received an email from energy expert Mike Parr this week that should worry anyone concerned about Europe’s political future. Mike, of course, comments here
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Andy Burnham tried to present his great economic and social vision in the House of Commons yesterday, blaming Thatcherism and Brexit for the state that
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Why are we never allowed to have enough? Modern economies constantly encourage us to want more: more possessions, more consumption, more experiences and often more
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Money is not wealth. That single distinction is one of the most important things economics has to teach, and we have been getting it wrong.
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THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION The Charity Shop Crisis: Reimagining the British High Street Funding the Future | August 2026 Topic Why
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Rent is not just the money you pay a landlord. In economics, it means something far bigger and far more significant. Economic rent is any
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This is an apparently serious news report in The Guardian this morning (and no, my copy is not dated 1 April): UK citizens will be
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Financial Times columnist Stephen Bush has an article out this morning with the headline: Austerity denial and the mystery of Britain’s shrunken state In it,
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