# green new deal (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover green new deal. Page: Feed: --- ## [Ely, 3 October](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/23/ely-3-october-2/) _2026-08-23 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ As I previously noted on a couple of occasions, we are holding a Funding the Future event in Ely on Saturday, 3 October. More information Read the full article... ## [Infographic: Why do we need economic growth](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/23/infographic-why-do-we-need-economic-growth/) _2026-08-23 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ How to expand this image If you press CTRL or Command and the Plus (+) key on your keyboard, your browser should increase the size Read the full article... ## [Memories of 1976](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/23/memories-of-1976/) _2026-08-23 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ The last time I can remember having a summer like the one still in progress was, I think, in 1976. That was the year I Read the full article... ## [Where can young people meet?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/23/where-can-young-people-meet/) _2026-08-23 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ In this podcast, I spoke with Thomas Murphy, my son and the videographer and editor behind this channel, about something that matters to his generation: Read the full article... ## [The Finance Curse – launch event](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/22/the-finance-curse-launch-event/) _2026-08-22 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ The Finance Curse film is coming: The Finance Curse film gets its first public screening at Sands Film Studio, London, on Tuesday 8th September. The Read the full article... ## [LBC: This morning](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/22/lbc-this-morning/) _2026-08-22 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ I have just finished a live broadcast on LBC Radio with Matthew Wright, discussing whether we should worry about the UK’s national debt approaching £3 Read the full article... ## [What is the economy for?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/22/profit-capitalism-and-much-more/) _2026-08-22 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ I had the pleasure of being a guest on Professor Radhika Desai’s Geopolitical Economy podcast for a discussion earlier this week. The discussion was based on open-minded Read the full article... ## [Understanding Economics: What are the real resources in an economy?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/22/understanding-economics-what-are-the-real-resources-in-an-economy/) _2026-08-22 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ Most people think economics is about money. It isn't. Economics begins with something much more fundamental: resources. Every society has limited resources and must decide Read the full article... ## [The hard problem of economics](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/21/the-hard-problem-of-economics/) _2026-08-21 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ In a recent post, I discussed what is in philosophy termed 'the hard problem'. I did so in the context of recent discussion on ADHD. Read the full article... ## [The madness of monetary policy has to end](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/21/the-madness-of-monetary-policy-has-to-end/) _2026-08-21 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ As the FT notes this morning: The Panama Canal Authority is to limit the number of daily ship transits from September because of a lack Read the full article... ## [profullstack on Ko‑fi (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rzuypddXfxnJ) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Open the creator's Ko‑fi page. ## [Infrographic: Priors](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/21/infrographic-priors/) _2026-08-21 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ I know we have done these before here, but these infographics go to a much wider audience, and I felt this was worth doing: How Read the full article... ## [Will the Bank of England punish us for inflation?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/21/95066/) _2026-08-21 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ UK inflation is rising again, and the danger is that the Bank of England will respond in exactly the wrong way. Inflation is now 2.9%, Read the full article... ## [Do we need a revolution?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/20/do-we-need-a-revolution/) _2026-08-20 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ Do we need a revolution? This question came up in a podcast I recently recorded with Prof Radhika Desai, which will be published shortly on Read the full article... ## [The hard problem](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/20/the-hard-problem/) _2026-08-20 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ There is a problem at the heart of the current debate about ADHD. Those who question its reality tend to describe it entirely from the Read the full article... ## [Infographic: University failure](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/20/infographic-university-failure/) _2026-08-20 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ The question for everyone going to university this autumn is not whether you will get to the end of your course, but whether your university Read the full article... ## [Debate Ammunition: Can the USA Go Bust?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/20/debate-ammunition-can-the-usa-go-bust/) _2026-08-20 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION Can the USA Go Bust? Funding the Future | August 2026 Topic Whether the US government can Read the full article... ## [Will the USA go bust?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/20/will-the-usa-go-bust/) _2026-08-20 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ There is speculation everywhere, including in the Financial Times, that the USA might go bust within ten years, and that the day of the dollar Read the full article... ## [Channel 4 should hang its head in shame: A review of ‘The Great ADHD myth?’](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/19/channel-4-should-hang-its-head-in-shame-a-review-of-the-great-adhd-myth/) _2026-08-19 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ I watched last night’s Channel 4 documentary, “The Great ADHD Myth?”. The programme was presented by Dr Max Pemberton, who explained he had been a Read the full article... ## [This is nuts](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/19/this-is-nuts/) _2026-08-19 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ As FT Alphaville noted yesterday: In case you were wondering, the Strait of Hormuz is still closed. The US economy is propped up by an Read the full article... ## [Infographic: The unreasonable person](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/19/infographic-the-unreasonable-person/) _2026-08-19 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ How to expand this image If you press CTRL or Command and the Plus (+) key on your keyboard, your browser should increase the size Read the full article... ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/UAOuxScBKj0O) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Who is defending us?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/19/who-is-defending-us/) _2026-08-19 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ Every Prime Minister says defence is their first duty, and I agree. But defence means more than protection from foreign enemies. Serious threats to people Read the full article... ## [Vanishing open spaces: population growth and sprawl in America](https://energyskeptic.com/2026/vanishing-open-spaces-population-growth-and-sprawl-in-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vanishing-open-spaces-population-growth-and-sprawl-in-america) _2026-08-18 · energyskeptic · Peak Everything, Overshoot, & Collapse_ Preface. Before the fossil fuel age began, up to 90% were farmers. The end of the brief blip of oil production will send us back to that time (if we aren’t so far into overshoot we go back to … Continue reading → ## [ADHD is a social construct, but so too is cancer](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/adhd-is-a-social-construct-but-so-too-is-cancer/) _2026-08-18 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ The Channel 4 documentary on neurodivergence, fronted by autism and ADHD cynic Dr Max Pemberton, which is widely feared within the neurodivergent community and which Read the full article... ## [Signs of recession?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/signs-of-recession-2/) _2026-08-18 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ As the Guardian noted yesterday: Britain’s housing market is locked in its weakest August since 2018, as sellers slash their prices in search of a Read the full article... ## [Neoliberalism, noise and hearing the signal](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/) _2026-08-18 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ As I made clear on this blog last week, I suspect I have both autism and ADHD. I said so after several years of reading Read the full article... ## [Debate Ammunition: Where Are the Jobs?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/debate-ammunition-where-are-the-jobs/) _2026-08-18 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION Where Are the Jobs? The Truth About Reform's Welfare Policy Funding the Future | August 2026 Topic Read the full article... ## [Where are Jenrick’s jobs?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/where-are-jenricks-jobs/) _2026-08-18 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ Robert Jenrick says Britain has a welfare problem. He wants millions of people receiving sickness and disability benefits to move into work. But there is Read the full article... ## [Why do banks take deposits?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/17/why-do-banks-take-deposits/) _2026-08-17 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ To answer a question I am often asked, and which was asked in response to relevant infographics on banks, I offer this: How to expand Read the full article... ## [Jamie Dimon’s choice](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/17/jamie-dimons-choice/) _2026-08-17 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ These two stories appear next to each other in an FT email this morning: You do not need to read the stories themselves to understand Read the full article... ## [Who is a foreign national? The question Reform needs to answer](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/17/who-is-a-foreign-national-the-question-reform-needs-to-answer/) _2026-08-17 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ The FT has this headline this morning: Reform UK has vowed to cut £50bn from the welfare bill by slashing benefits for foreign nationals and Read the full article... ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WPdZv2cCEYJC) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [The repugnance of Robert Jenrick](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/17/the-repugance-of-robert-jenrick/) _2026-08-17 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ In my post on Robert Jenrick's proposals, made on behalf of Reform, to change UK policy on health and disability benefits, I mentioned my concern Read the full article... ## [Reform wants people off benefits. But where are the jobs?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/17/reform-wants-people-off-benefits-but-where-are-the-jobs/) _2026-08-17 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ Robert Jenrick MP, the former Tory who now skulks beside Nigel Farage on the Reform bench in Parliament, thinks Britain has what he calls a Read the full article... ## [Understanding economics: What is macroeconomics?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/17/understanding-economics-what-is-macroeconomics/) _2026-08-17 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ What is macroeconomics, and what does it tell us about how an economy really works? In this episode of Understanding Economics, I explain why macroeconomics Read the full article... ## [Burnham’s is pandering to the right over Jason Arday’s death](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/16/burnhams-is-pandering-to-the-right-over-jason-ardays-death/) _2026-08-16 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ The FT reported yesterday that: Andy Burnham has called for a “moment of reflection” after the “tragic” death of Jason Arday, as tributes were paid Read the full article... ## [Infographic: Bank interest](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/16/infographic-bank-interest/) _2026-08-16 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ After posting yesterday's infographic on how banks create money by lending, there were questions and challenges, both here and on Substack, about how this suggestion Read the full article... ## [Debate Ammunition: The Cost-of-Living Crisis](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/16/debate-ammunition-the-cost-of-living-crisis/) _2026-08-16 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION The Cost-of-Living Crisis Funding the Future | August 2026 Topic The UK cost-of-living crisis is real and Read the full article... ## [The cost-of-living crisis is hiding in plain sight](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/16/the-cost-of-living-crisis-is-hiding-in-plain-sight/) _2026-08-16 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ Britain’s pubs can be busy, football grounds can be full, and airports can be crowded while millions of people are still struggling to pay for Read the full article... ## [The late Jason Arday](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/15/the-late-jason-arday/) _2026-08-15 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ We learned this morning that Jason Arday died yesterday, appearing to have taken his own life. I extend my sympathy to all of his family Read the full article... ## [Reflecting on neurodiversity](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/15/reflecting-on-neurodiversity/) _2026-08-15 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ I did something I did not expect to do this week. I confirmed, for the first time on this blog or anywhere else, that I Read the full article... ## [Infographic: How banks create money](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/15/inforgraphic-how-banks-create-money/) _2026-08-15 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ This is another of the infographics that took time and quite a lot of effort to get right, or at least as good as I Read the full article... ## [Why aren’t young people taught the important things in life?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/15/why-arent-young-people-taught-the-important-things-in-life/) _2026-08-15 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ In this podcast, I am joined by my elder son, James, to ask a deceptively simple question: why do schools prepare young people for examinations Read the full article... ## [Is Farage still in the bin?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/14/is-farage-still-in-the-bin/) _2026-08-14 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ Nigel Farage won Clacton. But did his unnecessary by-election actually make his political problems worse? Farage beat Count Binface after calling an election that cost Read the full article... ## [When will tipping points be reached?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/14/when-will-tipping-points-be-reached/) _2026-08-14 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ Since waking rather early this morning, and without the benefit of any alarm clock, Nigel Farage's by-election result (I hesitate to call it a victory) Read the full article... ## [Understanding economics: What is microeconomics?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/14/understanding-economics-what-is-microeconomics/) _2026-08-14 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ What is microeconomics really about? Conventional economics usually puts markets at the centre of the answer. It assumes that individuals make rational choices and that Read the full article... ## [Farage: his vote was for instability](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/14/farage-his-vote-was-for-instability/) _2026-08-14 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ Watching the Clacton by-election count declaration has been an odd experience. Farage, unsurprisingly, increased the number of votes that he won in this election compared Read the full article... ## [Farage’s contempt for democracy](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/14/farages-contempt-for-democracy/) _2026-08-14 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ It takes some considerable inability to call an election by resigning your seat as an MP to seek what you describe as a new democratic Read the full article... ## [Why tax?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/13/why-tax/) _2026-08-13 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ Ever since I wrote my book 'The Joy of Tax', I have argued that there are six reasons to tax, none of which have anything Read the full article... ## [The YouTube problem](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/13/the-youtube-problem/) _2026-08-13 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ We had a team meeting earlier this week. There's nothing surprising about that. We usually start the week reviewing the previous one, setting plans, and Read the full article... ## [Admiral Rickover 1957: Energy Resources & Our Future](https://energyskeptic.com/2026/rickover-energy-resources-and-our-future-1957/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rickover-energy-resources-and-our-future-1957) _2026-08-11 · energyskeptic · Peak Everything, Overshoot, & Collapse_ Preface. I ve shortened and reworded this prescient speech. You can see all of it at Energy resources and our future remarks by Admiral Hyman Rickover delivered in 1957 archived at http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2011/ph240/klein1/docs/rickover.pdf and resilience.org has a speech by Congressman Roscoe Continue reading ## [The Green New Deal is not a solution for the real problem: Overshoot](https://energyskeptic.com/2026/the-green-new-deal-is-not-a-solution-for-the-real-problem-overshoot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-green-new-deal-is-not-a-solution-for-the-real-problem-overshoot) _2026-08-04 · energyskeptic · Peak Everything, Overshoot, & Collapse_ Preface. Seibert Rees paper is important and well-written, without unintelligible scientific jargon. It explains overshoot in just 13 pages, and covers the most important issues we face and real solutions. It explains why the Green New Deal is a Continue reading