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Richard Murphy

@RichardJMurphy

Economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting Practice, Sheffield University. Former chartered accountant. Political economist. Opinions all my own.

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The UK's missing companies youtu.be/_Ed8N4wRIZs?si… via YouTube Well over half of the UK's companies do not pay tax. Many don't because there are no measures to identify those who are evading. It really is time for measures to address this issue.

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The ICAEW is still not explaining what it’s going to do with more than £150 million of funds it has earned as a result of fines and related costs paid by its members taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/04/1… The ICAEW's inaction speaks volumes about their failure to commit to good corporate…

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Inflation data confirms that the Bank of England is still driving us towards recession. Labour should take note. taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/04/1… I can almost hear Rachel Reeves echoing Liz Truss on the institutions of power seeking to undermine her, sometime soon.

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The dividing line between those with just enough income and those who have sufficient to fund the increase in their wealth taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/04/1… Being able to threaten that you will give up income because of a potential tax increase is a certain sign that a person has an income…

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Markets might use the risk of war as excuse for another bout of profiteering. taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/04/1… International tensions are high. The chance that inflation will go up because traders push commodity prices skyward is also high. Action to prevent this is needed now, and that…

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Financial education of young people is failing. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has the funds available to address this issue but is refusing to do so. taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/04/1… The ICAEW is sitting on £148 million of revenue from fines and costs it has…

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Are those calling for more defence spending simply trying to stoke inflation? taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/04/1… If money is required to fund our national defence, it could be found. But unless there are good things to spend it on, then all it might do is fuel inflation. Is that what the…

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Why does the average higher rate tax payer get more subsidy for their pension savings each year than anyone on Universal Credit is paid and many old age pensioners get per annum? What is the sense in that? And where is the fairness? vm.tiktok.com/ZGeH1fjw8/

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The Bank of England has never said it wanted to create a recession, a cost-of-living crisis and unemployment in the UK, but that is exactly what it is doing, but that is exactly what it is doing. Why is the government letting this happen?
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For a limited time only, the National newspaper in Scotland - the only paper that supports independence - is offering a WHOLE YEAR of access for just £20. This is a limited time offer, so act quickly! Head to thenational.scot/subscribe now. Full disclosure: I am proud to be a…

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The Bank of England has never said it wanted to create a recession, a cost-of-living crisis and unemployment in the UK, but that is exactly what it is doing, but that is exactly what it is doing. Why is the government letting this happen?
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The Bank of England has got what it wants. Britain’s unemployment rate has risen to 4.2%, as the number of workers in payrolled jobs falls and more people leave the jobs market. There will be celebrations in Threadneedle Street today, and I am not joking. This was always the plan

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Why does the average higher rate tax payer get more subsidy for their pension savings each year than anyone on Universal Credit is paid and many old age pensioners get per annum? What is the sense in that? And where is the fairness? vm.tiktok.com/ZGeH1fjw8/

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Are those calling for more defence spending simply trying to stoke inflation? taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/04/1… If money is required to fund our national defence, it could be found. But unless there are good things to spend it on, then all it might do is fuel inflation. Is that what the…

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Financial education of young people is failing. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has the funds available to address this issue but is refusing to do so. taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/04/1… The ICAEW is sitting on £148 million of revenue from fines and costs it has…

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Why do we give the Bank of England so much power? taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/04/1… It is a truth universally acknowledged that central bankers are abysmally poor at the tasks given to them. So why, after nearly thirty years of supposed central bank independence, do we still think they are…

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Dr Sally Ruane, 'It's true to say that the NHS is bigger now than it's ever been in the past. It's even true to say it's got record levels of funding and there are more staff working there than at any time in the past'

'But there has been a big shift in the government's approach…

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Unless Labour wins in 2024 with the support of the left its chance of being re-elected in 2029 is low. This makes the forthcoming change of government unusual. It may not be a change that will last for three parliamentary terms this time, and that’s all Labour’s own fault.…

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