Posts by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
(DIR) Post #AkTt4gPOOz4eV2rATw by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2024-07-31T06:10:00Z
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Austerity does not save money https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/07/31/austerity-does-not-save-money/ Like almost all economic truths, austerity works in the opposite way to that which most people think. It does not save money. Instead, it prevents the government from creating the money required to deliver what the economy is capable of.
(DIR) Post #AkdJ6QgcAqwPY32q0G by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2024-08-04T07:26:57Z
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Unless Labour listens and learns, we are in big trouble https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/08/04/unless-labour-listens-and-learns-we-are-in-big-trouble/Nothing condones neo-fascist violence. But until Labour realises that it has to tackle inequality, those promoting violence will exploit the anger of those left behind to secure support for their cause. The choice is for Labour to make, but so far it is sending out the message that it intends to promote inequality. Are they really surprised people are angry as a result? They have to change tack.
(DIR) Post #Akss8Mq3rU1DxdWPWC by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2024-08-12T06:05:52Z
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Why do governments issue bonds when they don’t need to? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/08/12/why-do-governments-issue-bonds-when-they-dont-need-to/ Government bonds do not fund government spending any more than tax does. So why do governments keep issuing bonds when there is no obvious need for them to do so?
(DIR) Post #Atye61lSAUt4aRydVI by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-05-11T06:32:25Z
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Why can’t the right questions about proportional representation be asked? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05/11/why-cant-the-right-questions-about-proprtional-represenation-be-asked/ We need proportional representation, and we need it now. So, why isn't it being discussed?
(DIR) Post #Au43cl3OmuPaxcsGnI by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-05-13T06:40:13Z
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Starmer is swinging his wrecking ball https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05/13/starmer-is-swinging-his-wrecking-ball/ Starmer wants growth, strong public services and reduced migration. He might as well wish for fairies at the bottom of his garden. Without inward migration, his other hopes cannot be fulfilled.
(DIR) Post #Au43duWx2VEodqFNDM by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-05-13T06:04:32Z
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It is a travesty of justice that Labour had a landslide victory at last year's UK general election with the support of just 20% of the UK electorate. We need electoral reform, and we need it now.https://youtu.be/mMKaVxyTTDM?si=dbEjsftgclVQx08t
(DIR) Post #Au43orGRWWTzhGkHFg by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-05-12T14:39:02Z
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How dare Keir Starmer tell my family that we have caused incalculable damage to the UK? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05/12/how-dare-keir-starmer-tell-my-family-that-we-have-caused-incalculable-damage-to-the-uk/ I am going to find it hard to forgive a man as deeply racist as Keir Starmer.
(DIR) Post #Au43rQ6gwy9qL4PEcy by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-05-12T11:50:58Z
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KPMG, P&O, and the state of UK company law https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05/12/kpmg-po-and-the-state-of-uk-company-law/ The creditors of a company are left at risk when it fails to file accounts on time. Failing to file accounts is, then, a moral abuse of the business community and society at large. So why is P&O Ferries being allowed to get away with it?
(DIR) Post #Au6recOPLR4whahYUi by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-05-15T06:05:58Z
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Reform's plans to block renewable energy will increase energy costs. Why do they want to do that when there are much better things to do? https://youtu.be/gv24x9xR8GM?si=uPorrM_D97G42Orq
(DIR) Post #AuLYS500Z6eaY3nTfs by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-05-22T06:46:26Z
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Starmer’s J-turn https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05/22/starmers-j-turn/ Starmer's trying to get out of the deep hole he dug for himself on the Winter Fuel Allowance. It is not going to work, and he only has himself to blame.
(DIR) Post #AunJLFlymZY78VFGy0 by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-06-04T06:53:30Z
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It’s complicated, and that’s the problem no one wants to face https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06/04/its-complicated-and-thats-the-problem-no-one-wants-to-face/ Government decision-making is hard. And no one wants to admit it, hence the mess we are in.
(DIR) Post #Auvypm34zrZnJJaxyS by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-06-07T06:52:10Z
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It is democracy that lost in Hamilton https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06/07/it-is-democracy-that-lost-in-hamilton/
(DIR) Post #Auvyq7zHQfbpLtzF6e by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-06-07T06:05:58Z
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Education that pretends the world isn't going to change serves no one. It's time we taught people how to change with the times.https://youtu.be/KKH26HuIwVo?si=QqXhEaADis0hasm1
(DIR) Post #AvOsaueb9R3nKkEjho by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-06-22T15:50:04Z
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The economic consequences of Trump’s war https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06/22/the-economic-consequences-of-trumps-war/ Trump has tipped the world into a war situation, and the economic consequences could be very severe indeed. Expect inflation, recession and a stock market crash.
(DIR) Post #AvYB2MXZlHOMc1eWrQ by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-06-27T06:09:23Z
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Farage wants to stop the boats, unless, it seems, they're megayachts https://youtu.be/cH7DKh1AqRI?si=JRIY-cUy0vFWn5b3 Farage says he’s for the people, but he’s part of the elite. His Britannia Card looks like a billionaire con trick, not a patriotic plan.
(DIR) Post #AvZHCeNH6WnDha5Dge by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-06-27T16:44:54Z
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Is Labour missing its moral compass? https://youtu.be/guxzudkCurc?si=xblwKy2YRnWY_jmn Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves talk endlessly about fiscal black holes but that’s not Labour’s real problem. That crisis lies in the party’s loss of purpose, ethics, and vision for Britain. What Labour is really for?
(DIR) Post #AwNtxj76Zgq3sFqvaK by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-07-22T07:05:47Z
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Labour’s arguments on water nationalisation reveal their total economic incompetence https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07/22/labours-arguments-on-water-nationalisation-reveal-their-total-economic-incompetence/ Labour's arguments on water nationalisation are wilfully ignorant, stupid or just plain straightforward misrepresentations of the truth. You take your pick. Whatever it is, they're utterly incompetent.
(DIR) Post #AzG8nefZT8nmI4nOi0 by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-10-16T07:08:58Z
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We could have avoided a crash https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10/16/we-could-have-avoided-a-crash/ Everyone now agrees we are heading for a global financial crash. It's only a matter of when, and not if. And the sad thing is, if only we'd reformed our tax reliefs on pensions and ISAs we might have avoided this disaster that's now in the making.
(DIR) Post #B0GvChx1UE0vsHW2pE by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-11-15T07:14:49Z
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Kings, knights and modern monetary theory https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11/15/kings-knights-and-modern-monetary-theory/
(DIR) Post #B1dYNMA7FfqWlBpoOm by RichardJMurphy@mas.to
2025-12-26T08:23:27Z
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Zack Polanski, migration, the Greens, and an economics of care https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12/26/zak-polanski-migration-the-greens-and-an-economics-of-care/