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Richard Murphy
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Economic justice campaigner. Emeritus Professor of Accounting Practice, University of Sheffield. Political economist. youtube.com/@RichardJMurphy
Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK
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    Richard Murphy
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    Jun 4
    Out now: ‘What is Economics For? Rethinking a Discipline in Crisis’ taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/06/0… Reflecting on the work of 50 thinkers who have influenced me over the 50 years since I went to university to study economics, this eBook is both personal and a radical manifesto for
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    Richard Murphy
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    Sep 12, 2022
    I still don’t understand why the royal family did not ask people to donate money to charity instead of buying flowers. Food banks can do with all the help they can get right now.
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    Richard Murphy
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    Mar 2, 2022
    I am old enough to remember Sue Gray. Anyone heard of her lately?
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    Richard Murphy
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    Mar 10, 2022
    My supplier of what they tell me is wholly renewable electricity told me it’s doubling its price to me today. But the price of producing renewable electricity has not changed right now. There is in that case no reason for this. The government is simply permitting profiteering.
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    Richard Murphy
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    May 6, 2022
    Durham Police face a problem. They did not investigate the clear abuse by Dominic Cummings but now, to appease the Mail, they are re-investigating a closed case on Starmer. How is that? And who controls Durham Police? Is it The Mail?
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    Richard Murphy
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    Jul 7, 2022
    Chris Pincher is still an MP. He's not even suspended. Just think about that for a moment and realise just how bad our political system is.
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    Richard Murphy
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    Apr 10, 2022
    Rishi Sunak does not thing we need a government enquiry into furlough fraud, PPE fraud or Covid loan fraud, but he does want a government enquiry into who leaked his tax affairs. How egotistical is that?
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    Richard Murphy
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    Jun 28, 2022
    It took 20 police officers and an offensive law to remove one protestor from Whitehall. But not a single police officer saw an offensive Tory partying in Whitehall. Go figure.
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    Apr 7, 2022
    It’s been reported that the Chancellor’s wife, Akshata Murthy, is not tax domiciled in the UK. This has been confirmed by a statement issued on her behalf. But I think the statement of facts issued by her is wrong. And I also suggest HMRC could challenge this claim. A thread….
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    Richard Murphy
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    Jul 23, 2024
    Why is Israel at the Olympics when the ICJ has ruled it to be an apartheid state? South Africa was banned for that reason for more than two decades. What is the difference?
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    Richard Murphy
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    Oct 11, 2022
    If you had a chance to quit the UK right now, would you?
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    Richard Murphy
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    Sep 18, 2022
    If you want to know who is paying for the Queen’s funeral it is the magic money tree that the Treasury can always shake when it needs a little more cash. They could also use it to tackle problems in the NHS, education, social care and so much else. They just choose not to….
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    Richard Murphy
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    Sep 20, 2022
    Every time I see Truss give an interview I think that her Leeds comprehensive school did a staggering job getting her into Oxford
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    Richard Murphy
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    May 25, 2022
    Allegra Stratton is still the only resignation, and she never went to a party.