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The Politics of Care

Richard Murphy

Exploring economics, politics, and society through care, reciprocity, sustainability, and justice, challenging power, markets, and orthodoxies to rebuild collective wellbeing.

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Ely, 3 October - see you there?

Funding the Future, which I direct, is holding an event at the Poets House Hotel in Ely, Cambridgeshire, on 3 October 2026.

This event will be an interactive opportunity for people to hear and share opinions on how we can tackle the politi...

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Is politics becoming evil?

Yesterday I noted the FT’s view that the poorest in our society must suffer an income loss to fund the interest they think is rightfully due to savers during these stressful times for the wealthy.

This morning, The Telegraph notes that Kem...

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The FT’s view: make the poor pay

The Telegraph says in an email this morning that:

Andy Burnham’s Commons debut as Prime Minister yesterday was overshadowed by a market rout that sent borrowing costs to their highest in decades.

This, of course, is not true. The rise i...

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Is the FT heading for a fall?

As the FT noted in an article this weekend:

If you thought American socialism was all Marxist reading groups and picket lines, think again. These days, it is just as likely to be softball leagues, crafting clubs and “cocktails with comra...

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Why Burnham will fail

I spoke with a friend yesterday. We were at a social event. I have known him for a long time. I think I upset him. I told him that Andy Burnham was becoming a disastrous Prime Minister, and there was no apparent hope of his redemption now....

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    Economic justice campaigner. Emeritus Professor of Accounting, Sheffield University Management School. Retired chartered accountant. Co-founder of the Green New Deal. YouTube creator. Blogger.

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