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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Is economic insecurity destroying our democracy? Could it be that economic insecurity is the weapon needed to undermine it, and it's working? youtu.be/hcrxNI3kdUA?...

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Is economic insecurity destroying our democracy?

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Andrew @andrewblueskies.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

When government passes from Democracy to Oligarchs, as facilitated by the $Billionaire class, how long will it be before Anarchy rises?

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Understanding Economics: What is inflation? You would think we'd know by now, and that the Bank of England would know how to manage it. Unfortunately, they don't, and we pay an enormous price for that. youtu.be/dHeC4HsD3rA?...

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Understanding Economics: What is inflation?

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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Andrew @andrewblueskies.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I suspect that by announcing to buy Diesel fuel from Russia, the only policy that is being applied is the Donald Trump survival policy

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Andrew @andrewblueskies.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Interesting, he could have done 'bad things' to former "office holders", but raping kids "meh!"

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Neoliberalism is failing, but what is it? This is a new version of our infographic on neoliberalism. AI drew the image. I wrote the text.

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Kemi Badenoch’s 'The Right Way' is the wrong way. By looking at what Badenoch does not say in her new description of what it is to be a Conservative, I show that this is a charter for abuse that is riddled with arrogant inconsistencies. youtu.be/AB7Nid-tTFA?...

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Kemi Badenoch’s 'The Right Way' is the wrong way

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🔥 Over 25,000 emails from you to your MPs... All 650 MPs contacted. Some >100 times. Asking MPs to attend the parliamentary debate on the UK joining the EU. Keep sending those emails via this form. If you've already sent one, share this link with friends. 👇

europeanmovement.co.uk

Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe

On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And here’s the link you need to write to your MP:‬ ‪https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-attend-eu-debate‬

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Andrew @andrewblueskies.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Interesting, how does the, presumed, water cooling affect the local ecosystem?

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Chinese Govt owned Syngenta to cease operations at Grangemouth, 400 jobs at risk. Previously oil refinery closed. England-based British Steel rescued. What would govt do now? UK govts oppose state ownership but let foreign govts own infrastructure. Why? Any industrial strategy?

independent.co.uk

Chemical firm to cease operations at Grangemouth site putting nearly 400 jobs at risk

The move comes just over a year after Syngenta, owned by state Chinese firm Sinochem, was given more than £2 million in Scottish Enterprise funding to expand its Scottish site

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Burnham could change tax relief on pension contributions for his projects. Gross tax relief in 2024-2025 was £83.9bn. 71% went to 7.7m additional & higher rate taxpayers. 29% to 30.4m basic rate taxpayers. Giving relief to all at 20% leaves £14.5bn spare for social care. But equality/equity?

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

UK median pay of employee is £31884 a year, net £26476. Working-age adult needs to earn £31500 to reach minimum income standard . Lone parent with 2 children needs £67600. Couple with 2 children needs £77400. Can't get growth without redistribution. Chancellor must cut tax on the poorest 50%.

leftfootforward.org

This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship

Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population

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Larry Hochman @larryhochman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Contrast this with Zohran Mamdani, James Tallarico or even a wealthy J.B. Pritzker. Which group better represents what it means to be an American?

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Andrew @andrewblueskies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Why do we farm animals, is it because multinationals(maximising profits) 'whispering' in the ears of government, define the narrative?

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Andrew @andrewblueskies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Every 'homeowner scheme' devised by successive governments has simply resulted in private equity exploiting - Right to buy - Buy to Let - Mortgage Relief While the supply of Homes remains limited, 'simple' economics suggests that easy access to a limited market will inflate purchase price

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Interest on Reserves: The £100bn UK Bank Subsidy You Fund. Banks making £50bn profits a year receive subsidies, long ended by the EU. UK Treasury will payout over £150bn over a five-year period from 2023 to 2028. No justification for handling billions to banks. End bank subsidies, help people.

babelfish.news

Interest on Reserves: The £100bn UK Bank Subsidy You Fund

The Bank of England has paid commercial banks £100bn in interest on reserves in three years. The EU stopped doing it in 2023 – Dale Vince says Britain must too.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

UK Chancellor can easily increase income tax personal allowance by £3,000 a year. It will boost basic rate taxpayers by £600 a year. Millions will be helped. Benefit to higher rate taxpayers can be clawed back. The cost of £30bn can be met by ending bank subsidies, £100bn over the last 3 years.

leftfootforward.org

This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship

Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics. Like Blair, Cameron, Clegg, Mandelson, hired to open govt networks to companies and corporate capture of the state. They sell political capital built with public money. What do we get in return?

theguardian.com

Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive Lewis

When a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis

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Andrew @andrewblueskies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sadly, the UK government could do better for everyone, not just social spending, if they collected taxes from all from individuals and organisations that achieve their revenues in this country, but otherwise hide their fortunes/profits through avoidance schemes.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Holding Govts to Ransom. Global banks warn UK windfall tax will trigger shift away from London. None complained about bailouts, £100bn UK subsidy in last 3 years. Banks profiteering, higher interest rates/charges, measley return to savers, speculation on price of energy/food. archive.ph/gQKNT

ft.com

Global banks warn UK windfall tax will trigger shift away from London

Chancellor John Healey is looking for revenues in next month’s Budget to compensate for hit from higher borrowing costs due to Iran war

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Andrew @andrewblueskies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

From the BBC. Alcohol and cigarettes, bread and circuses, opiate of the masses, prohibition? Expect riots, mugging, robbery, etc?

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sign the petition. Let water companies go bust. Ofwat approved 36% bill increases for 2025-2030, companies want more. Prices doubled - in real terms - since privatisation. We got sewage in rivers, water outages, hosepipe bans. Need public ownership.

weownit.org.uk

We're telling Ofwat: let water companies go bust!

consultation to reject proposed water company bill increases. Ofwat.

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Andrew @andrewblueskies.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

.... are we to be the 51st state?

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Andrew @andrewblueskies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

From the BBC: "Trump says he can do business with Burnham but criticises 'terrible' Chagos deal" - Trump Casino - Trump Steak - Trump University - Trump Hotels - Trump Airlines So, can Trump recognise a terrible deal from extensive experience, or does he declare a bad deal so he is not the only one?

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Neoliberals want to end the triple-lock on state pension They inflict low wages, consign millions to poverty. Govt spending on state pension as % of GDP in G7 countries. Italy 12.8 France 12 Germany 9.8 Japan 8.9 USA 6.6 Canada 4.7 UK 4.7 UK has one of the least generous pensions in the G7.

adviserservices.fidelity.co.uk

How does the UK State Pension measure up globally?

A global comparison of State Pension provision highlights the onus on individuals in the UK to build pension savings for their retirement, rather than leaving

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 21/09/2026

“You’ll own nothing” is already becoming reality, writes Guy Chapman. Photos live in the cloud. Films and music can disappear when licensing deals change. Software has become a subscription. How much control have we surrendered along the way?

eastangliabylines.co.uk

Datacentres: are we frogs in a digital pot?

Is your phone in your hand? You’re using a datacentre. Yes, datacentres also host AI, but we can’t live without them

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Bank of England is using the wrong weapon against inflation youtu.be/J1YYo-C498E?... We're all going to pay a very high price as a result.

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The Bank of England is using the wrong weapon against inflation

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

lrb.co.uk

Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS

A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 17/09/2026

With autumn approaching and rain with it, one wonders whether there will be a repeat of what occurred 👇 in late August.

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What really causes inflation? It isn’t money creation youtu.be/Vi-hQDibhK4?.... And for those with very little understanding of economics who claim it does, as I show, the evidence doesn't support their case.

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What really causes inflation? It isn’t money creation

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Bank of England created £895bn quantitative easing, bought gilts/bonds, speculators profited. Govt could keep them, save interest/redemption costs. NO. It is selling them at £120bn loss. Pushing up interest rates Adding £47bn to govt debt The City profits again. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

theguardian.com

Bank of England urged to slow or halt bond-selling to slash UK borrowing costs

Economists urge John Healey to press Bank to change policy that is costing the exchequer billions of pounds

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Stephen Swan @stephenswan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you for sharing. No comment necessary from me. Please share far and wide.

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Most media outlets have done a terrible job of explaining what Reform actually plans to do if they get into power. I have paid close attention to their plans for the NHS, which I think look terrible. I’ll write about this again urgently- sign up to receive the newsletter: jujuliagrace.substack.com

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Why economics needs empathy: the latest in my series on understanding economics youtu.be/wMxXAgzmMH0?...

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Why economics needs empathy: Understanding economics

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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Andrew @andrewblueskies.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Donald Trump, the guy who has an opinion on everything, and it's generally a 'great' opinion

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Andrew @andrewblueskies.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I'm wondering if many of the world's Billionaires are not simply buying democracy as much as they are destabilising democracy in an attempt to protect their money, and money making operations, from serious scrutiny while governments battle amongst themselves for survival

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Andrew @andrewblueskies.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm not clear as to why this is not considered as buying votes(not that I would him to honour the commitment)

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JoRichardsKent @jorichardskent.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

AI … “@AbakpaJob I still think about the guy who pointed out that "the underlying purpose of Al is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth." Rarely have I seen Al described so succinctly.

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I still think about the guy who pointed out that "the underlying purpose of Al is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth." Rarely have I seen Al described so succinctly.

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Has capitalism failed, or has neoliberalism destroyed it? youtu.be/w7n6p9BbqUk?... Few people now believe that the economy works for them. Those that do tend to be very well off. So has capitalism failed? And when will our politicians realise?

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Has capitalism failed, or has neoliberalism destroyed it?

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 08/09/2026

With the RNLI amid a "traitor" hate campaign against the charity over migrants rescue, we reflect again on the bravery of the volunteers who selflessly go out to sea in all weather to save human life.

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RNLI Lifeboat Day Highlights and Cromer Coastline Safety

RNLI lifeboat launches across the UK were showcased at Cromer Lifeboat Day, highlighting water safety and coastguard teamwork.

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I don’t think I’ve ever been more alarmed about the state of UK healthcare 🚨 Click here-free to read: jujuliagrace.substack.com/p/incredibly...

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

What is it? Did it work? Could we do better? An infographic to explain it all. I wrote this infographic. I used AI to create the final image.

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

What is economic resilience? youtu.be/th2R3ilGnnM?... Do you and our economy have what is needed to survive the next crash?

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What is economic resilience? | Understanding Economics

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Do you and our economy have what is needed to survive the next crash? I wrote this infographic. I used AI to create the final image.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Private equity owns 11 of England’s 20 biggest children’s care providers. Companies loaded with debt. Profiteering, high prices, profit shifting, tax abuse is rife. Paid £205m to shareholders/investors, leaving less for front line services. Public purse robbed. Must end privatisation

theguardian.com

Private equity owns 11 of England’s 20 biggest children’s care providers, research finds

Investigation comes amid growing calls for an end to ‘obscene’ profit-making in care sector

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