Richard Murphy

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy What kind of politics do we really want when all existing models have failed?

What kind of politics do we really want when all existing models have failed? youtu.be/mMLLrdFj9mI?... Socialism, social democracy, capitalism, neoliberalism, or a politics of care? What do we really want?

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy Why Ads Want You to Feel Bad About Your Life

Advertising tells you every day that you’re too old, too poor, too unfashionable. Why? Because unhappiness sells. In this video, I explain how advertising is deliberately designed to make you feel inadequate.

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YouTube video by Richard J Murphy Why taxing the rich won’t trigger an exodus

Why taxing the rich won’t trigger an exodus youtu.be/eJMPBgygPn8?... People say higher taxes will drive the rich away. But here’s the truth: most wealthy people stay put — and even if some do leave, the UK keeps their houses, pensions and financial assets.

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy The secret power of telling stories for change!

The secret power of telling stories for change youtu.be/xvnCG1uilyY?... Change isn’t just about policy – it’s about narrative. In this video, I explain the storytelling method that can transform public opinion and reshape our politics.

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy The Truth About UK Economy And Public Services Revealed

The truth about the UK economy and public services youtu.be/rUXA3hsnB8g?... Can growth fix our NHS? Will a booming private sector fund schools and care homes? Rachel Reeves thinks so. I don’t. This video explains why.

Over excitement of this sort always ends in tears...

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy Why everyone is worried about stocks right now!

Why everyone is worried about stocks right now! youtu.be/kg8RU3GDpsw?... We’ve seen it before — 1929, 1987, 2000, 2008, 2020. Markets rise, then fall off a cliff. But this time, the economic damage could be worse.

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy Keir Starmer did not recognise Palestine – and that’s unforgivable

Keir Starmer did not recognise Palestine – and that’s unforgivable youtu.be/GeJZmDuTxPQ?... Keir Starmer has not recognised Palestine. Despite media spin, he’s placed conditions, granted Israel a veto, and ignored the suffering of Gazans. This is not foreign policy. It’s appeasement.

Starmer’s actions on Palestine were unforgivable If you listened to the news this morning, you would think that Keir Starmer has recognised Palestine. He has not. He has come nowhere near recognising Palestine. He is playing games with Palestine....

Starmer’s actions on Palestine were unforgivable www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07... I am stunned, shocked and appalled by the continuing support Starmer is offering Israel, because that is what he really did yesterday.

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy Why doctors are really on strike – and what it says about Britain

Why doctors are really on strike – and what it says about Britain youtu.be/SXOG65PXTuM?...
Everyone says the doctor's strike is about pay. And yes, doctors in the UK are being grossly underpaid. But this strike is about something deeper. It’s about whether our society is even working anymore.

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy If neoliberalism works, why is everything falling apart?

If neoliberalism works, why is everything falling apart? youtu.be/uzDMhNFNqME?... Neoliberalism has dominated economic thinking across the Anglosphere for 45 years. But what do we have to show for it? Rising poverty, broken housing markets, stagnant wages, failing pensions, and growing inequality.

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy Are the wealthy really entrepreneurs?

We’re told that the wealthy are society’s great entrepreneurs. Without them, we’re told, there would be no jobs, no business, no innovation, but that’s a myth. The rich aren’t entrepreneurs. They preserve, protect and hoard instead. It’s time to stop believing their PR.

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Richard Murphy: Independence will be won by narratives, not technicalities TWO things happened almost simultaneously as I was considering what to write this week. The first was that The National’s editor, Laura Webster,…

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The role of social media in economic reform Gary Stevenson put out a YouTube video yesterday in which he suggested that those who want to change the way in which our economy is working should be using social media to challenge the hierarchies o...

The role of social media in economic reform www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07... Gary Stevenson described me as 'not your classic influencer type' in his latest video yesterday. I think I can handle that if not being so still delivers results.

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy Why economics is wrong about scarcity

What if economics is wrong about scarcity? youtu.be/YR2FcHoQLlU?... The foundation of modern economics is that resources are scarce. But what if that isn’t true? In this video, I explore how the assumption of scarcity drives inequality, stress, and unsustainability.

Is it time to replace the bond market with something suited to the 21st century? One of the best uses for AI that I currently know is to ask it to summarise the arguments in an article or paper. This does not, I suggest, mean that reading the article is not necessary. However, it...

Is it time to replace the bond market with something suited to the 21st century? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07... Bond markets don't work. Why don't we consign them to history?

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy Why the UK economy depends on migrants

Why the UK economy depends on migrants youtu.be/kp7pDedYWEo?... As boomers retire, there aren’t enough young people born in the UK to replace them. That’s why migrants are stepping in — and why we need them. In this video I show how migration supports our economy, pensions, and future security.

Swallow by its nest

Every swallow needs a place to be. This one is by its nest at WWT Welney this morning.

Rachel Reeves, the bankers' friend.

The crisis we face is because of our failure to meet the needs of young people I wrote about the doctor's strike yesterday and concluded that: It is not about doctors' desire for better pay in isolation, although they are worth it. This is about an economic system that is on the...

The crisis we face is because of our failure to meet the needs of young people www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07... Our young people are alienated by an economy that is very obviously set up to exclude them from hope. What are we going to do about that?

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy The real cost of flaunting wealth

The real cost of flaunting wealth youtu.be/wJHdN-l6Fwk?... This video explores how the wealthy flaunt their wealth—not with numbers, but through conspicuous consumption which defines status in our unequal world. But what damage does that do to the rest of us—and to them?

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy Is taxpayers' money just a myth?

Is taxpayers' money just a myth? youtu.be/mqSBiLfcNS4?...
In this video, I explain why your taxes do not fund government spending, how government money is actually created, and why the taxpayer's money myth exists to serve an agenda of austerity.

Bursting bubble time? The FT published this headline this afternoon: They added: Wall Street’s relentless rally this summer has driven stock valuations close to record levels, prompting warnings that “euphoric” markets ...

Bursting bubble time? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07... Are markets about to crash? Even the FT is beginning to think so.

The doctor’s strike is about an economic system that is on the precipice of collapse Wes Streeting has chosen to write for The Daily Telegraph today, condemning the doctors’ strike. Doping so, he says he will ensure that non-consultant grade doctors are worse off than they would have ...

The doctor’s strike is about an economic system that is on the precipice of collapse www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07...

Of Corbyn and Sultana, and the future of democracy Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana have jumped. They are now launching a new party. Whether any other MPs join this group is as yet unknown, but the man on whom many pinned their hopes in two general el...

Of Corbyn and Sultana, and the future of democracy www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07... Can the mould of left-wing politics be broken?