Professor Richard Murphy

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Richard Murphy is a chartered accountant and political economist who is professor of accounting practice at Sheffield University Management School, as well as a director of Tax Research UK and the author of the Funding the Future blog. He was one of the co-creators of the tax justice movement and a co-author of the original Green New Deal.

Richard Murphy is a chartered accountant and political economist who is professor of accounting practice at Sheffield University Management School, as well as a director of Tax Research UK and the author of the Funding the Future blog. He was one of the co-creators of the tax justice movement and a co-author of the original Green New Deal.

Latest articles from Professor Richard Murphy

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to the BAE Systems area at the Farnborough International Airshow

COMMENT I'm an economist – Keir Starmer's economic 'rules' are a joke

IT did not take long for the wheels to fall off the Labour bus. The party has now sacked seven of its own MPs within three weeks of a General Election, exposing how weak its moral leadership is and how fragile its hold on power might become.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves giving a speech at the Treasury in London

ANALYSIS I listened to Rachel Reeves's first big speech – it was a total waste of time

OUR new Chancellor of the Exchequer concluded her first major speech in that role by saying "there is no time to waste". I wish she would make her words consistent with her actions.

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Richard Murphy has outlined why the prospect of a government led by Keir Starmer (pictured) is worrying to him

COMMENT Richard Murphy: I'm worried about the idea of a Labour government – here's why

THE prospect of five years of a Labour government does not fill my heart with joy. I guess that is no surprise...

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Keir Starmer at the final head-to-head debate

COMMENT Professor Richard Murphy: Why Keir Starmer has a serious problem in Scotland

In principle, this should be a good election for Labour to win.

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Professor Richard Murphy spoke to the pro-independence parties about economics

COMMENT Richard Murphy: I interviewed Alba, Greens and the SNP – here's what I learned

Watch the full interviews here and see the verdict.

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Professor Richard Murphy (left) and John Swinney and Joanna Cherry on the campaign trail with SNP members

COMMENT Richard Murphy: SNP, Labour or Tory, why would anyone join a UK political party?

DURING the course of a conversation I had with a journalist this week, it was suggested to me that the members of a particular political party were, as the journalist put it, a little eccentric ...

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Professor Richard Murphy, and a shot of Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak during the ITV leaders' debate

COMMENT Richard Murphy: This one question should dominate the General Election in Scotland

IN the current election campaign, most people will vote on the basis of their perception of the minutiae of Scottish politics ...

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John Swinney during a visit to The Dower House Cafe in Edinburgh

COMMENT The key difference between the SNP and other parties that MUST be exploited

Are you bored yet? As questions about this election go, that seems to be the most obvious to ask.

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Following the latest cabinet re-shuffle, the role of Environment Minister has been axed

COMMENT Richard Murphy: Holyrood looks unserious in its failure to prioritise climate crisis

ANOTHER newspaper reported this week on a poll of scientists who are members of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ...

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Kate Forbes and John Swinney sitting in the Parliament on Wednesday

COMMENT Richard Murphy: Forbes or Swinney? Neither shows leadership on the economy

NOBODY who supports the independence cause can be excited by the current turmoil in the SNP ...

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