#RichardMurphy
#Architect
#ContemporaryArchitecture
#Edinburgh

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You are not disposable Modern economics behaves as if some people simply do not matter. In this video, I reject that idea outright. Neoliberal economic policy treats people as costs, blames them for failures they did not cr...

"The politics... that I am promoting would reject the idea of anyone being #disposable. As a result, we could have a caring economy, but it would be more efficient, resilient, and democratic as a consequence, because everyone would be included." #RichardMurphy

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The NeoLiberal Democrats As the FT has reported: The Liberal Democrats have set out plans to replace the UK Treasury with a “Department for Growth” in Birmingham, in a bid to close the “yawning gap” between London and the res...

#LibDems aka #FibDems omitting to point out that their 'new' policy is merely a re-affirmation of failed, #antisocial #Neoliberalism and demonstrates their #EconomicIlliteracy!

Via #RichardMurphy

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The Resolution Foundation’s “Unsung Britain” is an exercise in neoliberal excuse making for the politics of destruction The Resolution Foundation (RF) sent me a very breathy press release / email this morning, promoting this: As they say: The 13 million working-age families across the poorer half of the country are ...

#RichardMurphy provides an in-depth analysis of in-work #poverty and counters the superficial and anti-social #neoliberal suggestions for solving the issue with genuine solutions. It is a long read, but worth it.
Link to Richard's blog-site:
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Podcast: UBI and the Common Sense Policy Group Universal basic income (UBI) is often dismissed as unaffordable, unrealistic, or politically impossible. But the conversation I had recently with Howard Reed and Elliott Johnson of the Common Sense Po...

#RichardMurphy changes opinion #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome:

“They test policies for feasibility, affordability, and popularity. They recognise that introducing UBI in stages makes it familiar and non-threatening. They're willing to work with any party”

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Medicine is not neutral We like to believe medicine exists solely to heal. History tells a different story. From slavery to women’s dissent, from homosexuality to neurodivergence, medical authority has repeatedly been used t...

#RichardMurphy questions the neutrality of #medicine.

I have a comment (#48) published including reference to #MECFS & #pwME.

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Dougald Lamont (@dougaldlamont) Another great video from @Steve Keen and @Richard Murphy, who have done stellar work in demystifying the fallacies of mainstream economics with facts, evidence and being sure to chase down and iron o...

"Another great video from #SteveKeen and #RichardMurphy, who have done stellar work in demystifying the fallacies of mainstream economics with facts, evidence and being sure to chase down and iron out the inconsistencies...."
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"If you want to understand Britain's furure, look st how Donald Trump treats Venezuela... " #RichardMurphy

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There Are No Free Markets | naked capitalism Neoliberal free market ideology was always a fantasy. But what comes next given the late stage capitalism breakdown?

'Yves here. We’ve often discussed the fact that “free markets” is a myth... market operations are failing in late-stage capitalism and some suggestions as to how to replace neoliberal ideology and systems.'
#FreeMarket #RichardMurphy
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Why left vs right politics is over in the UK British politics is broken. The old left vs right divide no longer explains what is happening. Instead, we face a new choice: care or neglect. In this video, I explain how all major UK parties have co...

A succint overview of the #StateOfPolitics in the #UK by #RichardMurphy, with useful commentary from readers following on.

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"A nation doesn't have to balance its books. In fact, you can almost say with certainty that the worst thing a nation can do is balance its books, because there wouldn't be enough money to go around, and that's pretty serious."

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Wrong decision

The AI bubble 💬💭 is ready to burst here real shortly

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Once again Ms kitchen table is clueless

Clusterfuck

Does taxing the wealthy control inflation? I was asked recently by an email correspondent if a government that uses taxes to control inflation will always end up taxing the middle class rather than the wealthy. The argument put to me was simpl...

“A government serious about #inflation, #inequality, and #stability would tax the wealthy because doing so works economically, socially, and fiscally.” #RichardMurphy

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Cllr Key

Cllr Staniforth

#PrincesStreet #Edinwebcast

Cllr @davidfkey.bsky.social supports Spokes submission, New Town Comm Council and #RichardMurphy ideas - these all fit #PrincesStreet best

Cllr @alexstaniforth.bsky.social jokes that #LibDem amendment better than Greens, so Greens will support it.

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Anyone knows about the laffer curb or diagram
Well, I for one did not

But now I do
I recommend #Richardmurphy for finance secretary replacing Rachel Reeves effectively today

Rant over
Highly interesting and how it will never work
Back to the kitchen table ...

Besteht die Rolle des "Marktes" tatsächlich darin, **Mangel** zu erzeugen, um für einige den **Profit zu steigern?**

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#economics #inequality #richardmurphy

The debate is going well. This is a call for implementation. Experts assemble! #Richardmurphy #rebeccagowland #patrioticmillionaires #gabrielzucman #thomaspiketty #aaronadvani #Richardwerner #Josephstiglitz #johnmaynardkeynes #wealthnotwork #yourparty #labour #inequality #taxexperts

Potential future for the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt0f... #RichardMurphy #humanrights #UKpolitics #youtube #immigration #freespeech #lgbtqia+ #educaton #autism #law #life #privacy #elections #terrorism

Gary Stevenson is an important voice in explaining the whats, whys and wherefores of inequality - and it’s a shame he doesn’t get the difference between the government and a household. Richard Murphy puts him right … #inequality #mmt #richardmurphy #garystevenson

Thanks for the tag - helpful & insightful I feel for #YourPartyUK, as no doubt intended :-) #RichardMurphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social on #SocialPurpose for #micro & #macro #EconomicAccounting. Away from an #ideology of #ProfitMaximisation, towards #FundingTheFuture with #SocialResponsibility

Intro to Spokes article... Princes Street: think again, Edinburgh! Princes Street, Scotland’s internationally renowned premier street, is unique, but has suffered in recent years. The opportunity to transform it, now under Council consideration, must not be squandered. New drawings by Richard Murphy architects suggest an imaginative way forward, catering for tram, bus, cycling and large numbers of pedestrians, whilst reducing vehicle dominance. This is the type of approach that the Council should be developing, rather than its current proposals – which its own report admits could be ‘more aspirational’ !

Section of Princes Street from Richard Murphy drawings, showing wider pedestrian space and onroad cycle lane separated from traffic except at bus bays

Spokes table comparing different Princes STreet options

Historic photos! 1996: Labour transport convener Cllr David Begg opens Princes Street bike lanes (removed by a later council). it was also Cllr Begg who banned private cars from Princes Street - no one would reverse that now! 2011: Princes Street was entirely free of all vehicles for the whole of December. The Evening News reported that shopping had thrived!

#PrincesStreet

🙋 Think again, Edinburgh!
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🤔 Even the Council's own report says it could be "more aspirational"

👍 New #RichardMurphy plans show how Council could reduce vehicle dominance and cater for 🚶👩‍🦼🚲🚌🚋 as in the #TransportHierarchy and other European cities

#WealthInequality
#EconomicJustice
#SteveKeen
#RichardMurphy

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🧵 The Political History of Inequality in Britain: 1970–2025 From postwar fairness to neoliberal fracture: how Thatcher’s revolution reshaped the UK’s economic divide—and why it never went into reverse.

Since the 1970s, the UK’s rich got richer — and it wasn’t by accident.
📉 Gini data
📍 Timeline from Wilson to Sunak
📸 Thatcher at No.10
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#bylinetimes #richardmurphy #georgeeaston

Pension benefits for the wealthy are, on average, more than maximum PIP payments a year There are varying estimates of how much total benefit payments to people who have some form of disability, or who are paid benefits relating to their health, actually cost per annum. Figures I have se...

“Pension benefits for the wealthy are, on average, more than maximum #PIP payments a year” #RichardMurphy

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Starmer has been defeated and has not a shred of credibility left As The Guardian has reported in the last hour, Stephen Timms told the Commons after 5 pm with regard to the Bill delivering benefit reforms: I can announce that we are going to remove the clause five ...

“The callousness of the #Labour government has been exposed. Its own backbenchers have rightly hammered it.” #RichardMurphy

Without #DisabilityRights
there is #DisabilityDiscrimination
which permits #DisabilityHate
and ultimately #DisabilityDeath.

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Has Trump done for the dollar? Issuing the world's reserve currency gives a country the advantage of not having to, in effect, pay for many of its imports. Trump has never understood that. The audio version ia available here: ...

#RichardMurphy looks ahead to attempt to divine what might happen if Trump causes the #USDollar to fail. It is currently, and has been since taking over from #PoundSterling around the time of WWII, the de facto #ReserveCurrency of the World.

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Scottish Independence isn’t just a question—it’s a conversation.

#yesscotland #scottishindependence #scotland #richardmurphy #SirJohnCurtice #theSNP #TalksForABetterNation #yesinverclyde #BelieveinScotland

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Scottish Independence isn’t just a question—it’s a conversation.

#yesscotland #scottishindependence #scotland #richardmurphy #SirJohnCurtice #theSNP #TalksForABetterNation #yesinverclyde #BelieveinScotland

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While we agree with much of what #RichardMurphy says here, we don’t about just SNP talking; whether about wanting independence or why we can and should be independent etc. He falls into the trap of the constraints of devo WM politics! No. We need to #ORGANISE as a #MOVEMENT! vm.tiktok.com/ZNdJjSB7t/