Wealth is not the biggest problem we face: inequality of power is www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/06...
Should banks pay more tax for the privileges, profits, power, and public support we give them? youtu.be/5AyclyS9yVA?...
UK universities are being killed by deliberately designed neoliberal government policy. youtu.be/AVtuPT1UCr0?...
You are not crazy: the world really has gone mad youtu.be/gZzXtJzBu_U?...
Why we need to tax banks more www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/06... Santander's boss has said there is no reason to charge UK banks more tax. She is very, very wrong about that. That's precisely what we need to do.
Ministers are actively turning what might need only be a crisis into a disaster www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/06... We have a food crisis coming our way - and ministers are completely ignoring it.
The climate crisis is real. We should be pushing for renewables. Instead, the world's largest banks have committed nearly $1 trillion to the fossil fuel industry. Our country, our way of life, the very planet we call home, is being held to ransom by bankers.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Why are interest rates so high? Nothing the Bank of England is doing makes sense right now, and as the recession we are heading for worsens, what it is doing will make everything much worse. So, will they cut rates, as we need? What do you think? youtu.be/nEwZ90D_XAY?...
Richard Murphy
JPMorgan Chase leads 65 banks making decisions incompatible with restraining rising temperatures, researchers say
As the FT has noted:
Santander chief Ana Botín has hit out at the UK’s bank taxes, saying the regime “makes no economic sense” as lenders brace for a further hit if Sir Keir Starmer is replaced by a m...
The Guardian reported yesterday that:
Phil Pluck, the chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation (CCF), which represents businesses involved in supplying and transporting temperature-sensitive food...
Richard Murphy’s Views On…Inflation www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/06... A Saturday long read on a critical topic of the moment.
Richard Murphy
This post is one of an ongoing series explaining Richard Murphy's views on significant topics in economics, political economy, politics, taxation, and accounting. It should be read as such, as an over...
I spent years of my career worrying about inequality and wealth, and I still do. I remain concerned about tax abuse, secrecy, and the toxic consequences of the denial of resources to those who need th...
