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Notices by Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)

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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 22-Jun-2025 21:04:16 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    The US attacks on Iran breached international law https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06/22/the-us-attacks-on-iran-breached-international-law/
    Under the Geneva Convention of 1949 as modified in 1977, an attack on a nuclear installation that is not a power plant is illegal during war, but that is what the USA just did.

    In conversation about 16 days ago from mas.to permalink

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      The US attacks on Iran breached international law
      from Richard Murphy
      It is worth noting these protocols this morning: One key clause addresses the issue of attacking nuclear sites, and says: Those looking for a let-out might claim section 2 of this Article provides it: What is very clear is that the plants the US attacked overnight did not meet the criteria noted. The conclusion...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 09-May-2025 16:07:30 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    The US trade deal is a bad deal, and it has the potential to get worse https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05/09/the-us-trade-deal-is-a-bad-deal-and-it-has-the-potential-to-get-worse/ Someone should tell Starmer that sometimes (by which I mean usually, or even always) no deal is better than a bad deal, because that is what he's got with the USA.

    In conversation about 2 months ago from mas.to permalink

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      The US trade deal is a bad deal, and it has the potential to get worse
      from Richard Murphy
      This statement was issued by the White House yesterday on the UK/US trade deal, about which a great deal of uncertainty remains: President Trump: “The deal includes billions of dollars of increased market access for American exports, especially in agriculture, dramatically increasing access for American beef, ethanol, and virtually all...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 15-Sep-2024 19:48:22 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    What is the obsession with gold? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/09/15/what-is-the-obsession-with-gold/ Every time I post a video about money, people appear claiming only gold is money and that we must go back on the gold standard. Those saying so are economic dinosaurs who do not understand how the modern economy works and would rather we go back to the era that delivered the Great Depression precisely because of the obsession with gold. They really do need to be ignored.

    In conversation about 10 months ago from mas.to permalink

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      What is the obsession with gold?
      from Richard Murphy
      Every time I post a video about money, people appear claiming only gold is money and that we must go back on the gold standard. Those saying so are economic dinosaurs who do not understand how the modern economy works and would rather we go back to the era that...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 29-Aug-2024 11:45:26 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    There’s a void at the heart of Starmer’s government where vision and ideas should be https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/08/28/theres-a-void-at-the-heart-of-starmers-government-where-vision-and-ideas-should-be/ Starmer made clear yesterday that Labour is focused on maintaining the status quo rather than enacting meaningful change, missing, as it does, the ethical values and strategic thinking needed for delivering effective government. His is a government without purpose, and that's deeply troubling.

    In conversation about 10 months ago from mas.to permalink
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jul-2024 05:19:41 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    You have no money in the bank https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/07/27/you-have-no-money-in-the-bank/ It's an economic truth that no one has money with their name on it in a bank. All you have when you make that claim is a bank statement with an IOU printed on it. The bank has a debt owed to you. And that's it.

    In conversation about a year ago from mas.to permalink

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      You have no money in the bank
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      I have published the first in the Economic Truths series of videos. In it I argue that it’s an economic truth that no one has money with their name on it in a bank. All you have when you make that claim is a bank statement with an IOU printed...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 08-Jul-2024 23:36:45 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    Why growth, Rachel Reeves? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/07/08/why-growth-rachel-reeves/ If 'growth' is Rachel Reeves' mission, she has, at the very least, to say what it is she plans to grow and with what planned outcome. Right now, there are no answers, but only questions, all of which imply she has little idea what this supposed mission is all about.

    In conversation about a year ago from mas.to permalink

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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 07-Jul-2024 18:06:05 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    Wes Streeting is wrong: rising tides do not float all boats https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/07/07/wes-streeting-is-wrong-rising-tides-do-not-float-all-boats/ Wes Streeting used a right-wing economic trope yesterday that suggests that ‘trickle down’ economics works. Forty plus years of evidence shows that it does not, and that deep poverty is rising in this country. Apparently, he is indifferent to that. This is not a good start.

    In conversation about a year ago from mas.to permalink

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      Wes Streeting is wrong: rising tides do not float all boats
      from Richard Murphy
      Wes Streeting, our new Health Secretary, posted this tweet yesterday: I cannot believe that Wes Streeting used the language of trickle down economics, so beloved of neoliberals from the ‘80s onwards , so blatantly and so openly. The claim that ‘a rising tide floats all boats’ is a classic neoliberal trope. The...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 05-Jul-2024 08:24:07 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    The exist poll confirms that in this election we were all the losers https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/07/04/the-exist-poll-confirms-that-in-this-election-we-were-all-the-losers/ First-past-the-post has failed us all tonight

    In conversation about a year ago from mas.to permalink

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      The exist poll confirms that in this election we were all the losers
      from Richard Murphy
      So, the exit poll is pretty much as expected. The Tories have their worst ever result. The SNP will pay the price for their own chaos. The Greens might make some of the progress they deserve. Ed Davey will lead what might well be the most coherent and confident opposition group in parliament. The Reform...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 05-Jul-2024 07:54:00 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    Trump’s rigging the law in the USA https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/07/04/trumps-rigging-the-law-in-the-usa/ Trump packed the Supreme Court of the USA with his mates, and now they’re returning the favour by granting him immunity for his actions when in office. Will he use that power to persecute those who he sees as his enemies? You’d be a fool to think otherwise.

    In conversation about a year ago from mas.to permalink

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      Trump’s rigging the law in the USA
      from Richard Murphy
      I have published this video this morning. In it, I argue that Trump packed the Supreme Court of the USA with his mates, and now they’re returning the favour by granting him immunity for his actions when in office. Will he use that power to persecute those who he sees...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 21-May-2024 15:45:19 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    Governments fail when they act in the interests of powerful people https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/21/governments-fail-when-they-act-in-the-interests-of-powerful-people/ The infected blood inquiry revealed a failure and then, worse still, a cover up. The failure was bad enough. But it is the abuse of power to protect those who failed that compounds that and makes it so egregious. Government cannot be run to protect the powerful. It’s meant to do the opposite.

    In conversation about a year ago from mas.to permalink

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      Governments fail when they act in the interests of powerful people
      from Richard Murphy
      As is obvious from much of what I write, I believe that governments can be both benign and profoundly beneficial to the population of a jurisdiction. I am not, however, naive. Long experience has made me aware that the processes of government can be corrupted, and all too often are. I stress...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 16-May-2024 10:48:36 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    Tory plans to deny access to foreign students wanting to study in the UK are already causing massive harm to UK universities and the economy of the country https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/14/tory-plans-to-deny-access-to-foreign-students-wanting-to-study-in-the-uk-are-already-causing-massive-harm-to-uk-universities-and-the-economy-of-the-country/ Overseas applications to UK universities are tumbling as a result of new visa rules that appear to be motivated by racism. The knock on effects are going to be considerable, for the country, for students and even the viability of many universities who have come to reply on this income.

    In conversation about a year ago from mas.to permalink

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      Tory plans to deny access to foreign students wanting to study in the UK are already causing massive harm to UK universities and the economy of the country
      from Richard Murphy
      As the FT has reported this morning: The number of international students paying deposits to study at UK universities has “plummeted” after Rishi Sunak put restrictions on education visas, according to industry data given to the government’s independent adviser on migration. Enroly, a web platform used by one in three international students...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Apr-2024 18:34:09 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    Why monopolies are harmful https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/04/30/why-monopolies-are-harmful/. Monopolies exist when one or a very few companies or organizations control a market and can exploit consumers as a result. The modern economy is riddled with monopolies, many of which are very powerful. Until governments are willing to stand up to them we are all at risk of being ripped off.

    In conversation about a year ago from mas.to permalink

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      Why monopolies are harmful
      from Richard Murphy
      I posted this video on YouTube this morning. As I said of it on YouTube: Monopolies exist when one or a very few companies or organizations control a market and can exploit consumers as a result. The modern economy is riddled with monopolies, many of which are very powerful. Until governments are...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Apr-2024 15:49:37 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    Without providing safe routes for potential refugees Keir Starmer has no way of stopping the boats https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/04/24/without-providing-safe-routes-for-potential-refugees-keir-starmer-has-no-way-of-stopping-the-boats/. It really is time we combined humanity, concern and logic when addressing the problem of refugee entry into the UK. Until we do the problem of small boats will continue to be the creation of the UK’s politicians, rather than something they have to solve.

    In conversation about a year ago from mas.to permalink

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      Without providing safe routes for potential refugees Keir Starmer has no way of stopping the boats
      from Richard Murphy
      I watched Keir Starmer talking on a news bulletin last night and heard him say, in words that echo those of Rishi Sunak, that we “have to stop the boats“. He was, of course, referring to the inflatable craft being used by those seeking asylum in the UK to cross the...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 19:06:06 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    I am not convinced that we are facing any good electoral outcome this year https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/04/02/i-am-not-convinced-that-we-are-facing-any-good-electoral-outcome-this-year/. Relief that we will be rid of the Tories will not be enough to satisfy an electorate battered by 14 years or more of electoral incompetence. When Labour is offering no real alternative to Tory policy, buyer’s remorse and further loss of faith in politics are too likely to permit pleasure about anything that is happening right now.

    In conversation about a year ago from mas.to permalink

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      I am not convinced that we are facing any good electoral outcome this year
      from Richard Murphy
      As has been my habit for the last few days, and as might well be the case for many days to come, I posted a poll on Twitter yesterday. This one was back on political territory, asking: All the usual caveats on the statistical validity of Twitter polls apply here, especially...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 29-Feb-2024 18:11:22 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    Why are government services going down the pan despite high taxation? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/02/29/why-are-government-services-going-down-the-pan-despite-high-taxation/. This question was asked of me, yesterday. The answer is pretty straightforward but never spoken of. It is the inevitable consequence of the economic policy of successive Tory governments, now also adopted by Labour. So why are we in a dire position? That’s because profoundly unwise politicians have decided to put us in this position.

    In conversation Thursday, 29-Feb-2024 18:11:22 JST from mas.to permalink

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      Why are government services going down the pan despite high taxation?
      from Richard Murphy
      A commentator on this blog asked yesterday: What puzzles and depresses me is the claim on the one hand that we are the most highly taxed we’ve been in a generation, yet all public services seem to be going down the pan for lack of funding. Can anyone explain to me...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 17:11:56 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    The Taxing Wealth Report – an update https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/02/08/the-taxing-wealth-report-an-update/. The final figures for inclusion in the Taxing Wealth Report 2024 are now in. It shows that by making almost 30 changes to the UK tax system, not only would that system be much fairer, but an additional £92 billion of tax a year could be raised whilst £35 billion of pension savings and £70 billion of ISA savings a year could be made available to fund investment in climate transition and other capital projects. Labour, please note.

    In conversation Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 17:11:56 JST from mas.to permalink

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      The Taxing Wealth Report – an update
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      I have this morning published what I think will be the pre-penultimate section of the Taxing Wealth Report 2024 this morning, dealing with necessary changes to the current tax system that will be required if the recommendations within the Taxing Wealth Report 2024 are accepted. Current, crude bodges within the UK...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Jan-2024 17:11:45 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    When millions face fuel poverty we must redistribute more income and wealth in this country so that all have a chance of flourishing within it https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/01/23/when-millions-face-fuel-poverty-we-must-redistribute-more-income-and-wealth-in-this-country-so-that-all-have-a-chance-of-flourishing-within-it/. More than 5 million people are in fuel debt or have been disconnected this winter, and yet the Chancellor wants tax cuts that will not help those in most need. Why are our politicians so callous?

    In conversation Tuesday, 23-Jan-2024 17:11:45 JST from mas.to permalink

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      When millions face fuel poverty we must redistribute more income and wealth in this country so that all have a chance of flourishing within it
      from Richard Murphy
      As the Guardian is reporting this morning: More than 2 million people across the UK will be cut off from their gas and electricity this winter because they cannot afford to top up their prepayment meters, according to Citizens Advice. The charity said it had made the estimate for what is expected...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 18:34:37 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    The threat to the UK economy now is not inflation: deflation is the real threat now https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/01/11/the-threat-to-the-uk-economy-now-is-not-inflation-deflation-is-the-real-threat-now/ UK inflation may well be history within months. Then, though, we face the risk of something very much worse, which is deflation. That could deliver recession and depression in the years to come given the massive overreaction of the Bank of England to inflation. We need to take action to prevent that now or things will get very ugly.

    In conversation Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 18:34:37 JST from mas.to permalink

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      The threat to the UK economy now is not inflation: deflation is the real threat now
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      The Guardian has reported this morning that: The Bank of England may be forced to bring forward the date of its first interest rate cut after three leading forecasters issued a surprise update suggesting the inflation rate will halve to 2% by April. The Oxford Economics consultancy and analysts at Investec and...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 17:28:31 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    The govenment is planning to cut public sector investment by 16.7% ove the next five years https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2023/11/23/the-govenment-is-planning-to-cut-public-sector-investment-by-16-7-ove-the-next-five-years/. Hunt is planning real spending cuts in the budget. But he's also planning to slash investment by 16.7% over the next five years. Forget the need for social housing or to tackle RAACs in schools and hospitals and the green transition. The money has just gone. Irresponsibility does not come much bigger than this,

    In conversation Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 17:28:31 JST from mas.to permalink

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      The government is planning to cut public sector investment by 16.7% over the next five years
      from Richard Murphy
      Last night, I noticed some data in the Office for Budget Responsibility commentary on the Autumn Statement that jumped out. You had to get to page 154 to find it. I summarise the data as follows: That data makes clear that the scale of public sector investment in the UK will...
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    Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 17:59:56 JST Richard Murphy Richard Murphy

    Donald Trump poses the biggest global danger of 2024 https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2023/11/17/donald-trump-poses-the-biggest-global-danger-of-2024/. I don't always agree with The Economist. Our worldviews are different. But it seems that we agree on the risk of and from a fascist President of the USA.

    In conversation Friday, 17-Nov-2023 17:59:56 JST from mas.to permalink

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      Donald Trump poses the biggest global danger of 2024
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      From The Economist this morning, and very hard to disagree with:
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    Economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting Practice, Sheffield University. Chartered accountant. Political economist. Co-founder, the Green New Deal. Also blogging at www.taxresearch.org.uk . All views my own, not my employer’s.

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