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@chrisb2024.bsky.social
· Dec 7
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@richardjmurphy.bsky.social in his usual clear and reasoned way, critiques Rachel Reeves' budget for 'managed decline' and explains how she could instead have made life better for all, if she had had the courage to do so.
youtu.be/6pTpT_uB_4M?...
#MMT #NeoliberalMyths
youtu.be/6pTpT_uB_4M?...
#MMT #NeoliberalMyths
Rachel Reeves’ budget: Who really governs Britain?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
@richardjmurphy.bsky.social in his usual clear and reasoned way, critiques Rachel Reeves' budget for 'managed decline' and explains how she could instead have made life better for all, if she had had the courage to do so.
youtu.be/6pTpT_uB_4M?...
#MMT #NeoliberalMyths
youtu.be/6pTpT_uB_4M?...
#MMT #NeoliberalMyths
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Isn't it refreshing when someone actually does nuance and detail?
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Isn't it refreshing when someone actually does nuance and detail?
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
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Fantastic to see an economics reporter accurately reporting economics… #MMT
Isn't it refreshing when someone actually does nuance and detail?
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Fantastic to see an economics reporter accurately reporting economics… #MMT
There are real constraints: workers, factories, energy, time.
And there are fake constraints: "but where will the money come from?"
Learn the difference by crashing an economy (for educational purposes).
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#MMT
And there are fake constraints: "but where will the money come from?"
Learn the difference by crashing an economy (for educational purposes).
keystroke.mmtaction.uk
#MMT
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
There are real constraints: workers, factories, energy, time.
And there are fake constraints: "but where will the money come from?"
Learn the difference by crashing an economy (for educational purposes).
keystroke.mmtaction.uk
#MMT
And there are fake constraints: "but where will the money come from?"
Learn the difference by crashing an economy (for educational purposes).
keystroke.mmtaction.uk
#MMT
Another budget, another "we must live within our means" while the government literally creates the currency 🤯
Tired of household credit card analogies? Join our Discord to discuss how sovereign currency works and why budget commentary is economic fan fiction.
discord.gg/S3UbxFe4FR
#MMT
Tired of household credit card analogies? Join our Discord to discuss how sovereign currency works and why budget commentary is economic fan fiction.
discord.gg/S3UbxFe4FR
#MMT
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November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Another budget, another "we must live within our means" while the government literally creates the currency 🤯
Tired of household credit card analogies? Join our Discord to discuss how sovereign currency works and why budget commentary is economic fan fiction.
discord.gg/S3UbxFe4FR
#MMT
Tired of household credit card analogies? Join our Discord to discuss how sovereign currency works and why budget commentary is economic fan fiction.
discord.gg/S3UbxFe4FR
#MMT
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The very first thing the Prime Minister does is use the household budget metaphor.
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The very first thing the Prime Minister does is use the household budget metaphor.
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
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Are the Labour Government finally going to bring in rent controls?
I seem to be living rent free in their heads!
(Thanks for the shout out!)
Join.greenparty.org.uk
I seem to be living rent free in their heads!
(Thanks for the shout out!)
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join the Green Party
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November 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Are the Labour Government finally going to bring in rent controls?
I seem to be living rent free in their heads!
(Thanks for the shout out!)
Join.greenparty.org.uk
I seem to be living rent free in their heads!
(Thanks for the shout out!)
Join.greenparty.org.uk
🚨 IT'S BUDGET DAY AND WE BUILT YOU A WEB APP to squash the economic myths that are coming...
Myth tracking ✓
Fact-checking ✓
Media complaints ✓
Social critiques ✓
AND a bingo card 🎯
Yes, Budget Myth Bingo. We're not okay.
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#MMT #Budget2026
Myth tracking ✓
Fact-checking ✓
Media complaints ✓
Social critiques ✓
AND a bingo card 🎯
Yes, Budget Myth Bingo. We're not okay.
mmtaction.uk
#MMT #Budget2026
MMT Budget Response Suite
mmtaction.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🚨 IT'S BUDGET DAY AND WE BUILT YOU A WEB APP to squash the economic myths that are coming...
Myth tracking ✓
Fact-checking ✓
Media complaints ✓
Social critiques ✓
AND a bingo card 🎯
Yes, Budget Myth Bingo. We're not okay.
mmtaction.uk
#MMT #Budget2026
Myth tracking ✓
Fact-checking ✓
Media complaints ✓
Social critiques ✓
AND a bingo card 🎯
Yes, Budget Myth Bingo. We're not okay.
mmtaction.uk
#MMT #Budget2026
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#BBCR4Feedback We've had nothing but flat earth economics on all #BBC channels in the run-up to the budget. Despite definitive evidence that every £ of public spending is newly created @bankofengland.bsky.social, the neoclassical ideologues prevail @ #BBC
#MMT
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#MMT
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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November 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
#BBCR4Feedback We've had nothing but flat earth economics on all #BBC channels in the run-up to the budget. Despite definitive evidence that every £ of public spending is newly created @bankofengland.bsky.social, the neoclassical ideologues prevail @ #BBC
#MMT
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#MMT
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The 'Household analogy', often used by economists and economic commentators, is a false analogy fallacy. Sovereign governments are nothing like households as @richardjmurphy.bsky.social
clearly explains:
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
#MMT
clearly explains:
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
#MMT
Why the government is nothing like a household
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The 'Household analogy', often used by economists and economic commentators, is a false analogy fallacy. Sovereign governments are nothing like households as @richardjmurphy.bsky.social
clearly explains:
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
#MMT
clearly explains:
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
#MMT
Thx to you both @robbhawkes.bsky.social and @greenbackbetter.bsky.social for a great presentation. Recording and transcript available soon...
I enjoyed this too! Thx to @chrisb2024.bsky.social for inviting us and hosting. We talked about how “Unis” help students understand money as social technology; how campaign credits (see the Zetro card) can mobilise volunteer labour; and municipal bonds can become “cash” when politics makes it so.
Had a great time speaking with
@modernmoneylab.org.uk about complementary currencies with my MOTL colleague @robbhawkes.bsky.social!!
Some of our slides below 💛🫡
@modernmoneylab.org.uk about complementary currencies with my MOTL colleague @robbhawkes.bsky.social!!
Some of our slides below 💛🫡
October 30, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Thx to you both @robbhawkes.bsky.social and @greenbackbetter.bsky.social for a great presentation. Recording and transcript available soon...
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Welcome to the post-literate society.
"Just as the advent of print dealt the final death blow to the decaying world of feudalism, so the screen is destroying the world of liberal democracy." open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
"Just as the advent of print dealt the final death blow to the decaying world of feudalism, so the screen is destroying the world of liberal democracy." open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
The dawn of the post-literate society
And the end of civilisation
open.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Welcome to the post-literate society.
"Just as the advent of print dealt the final death blow to the decaying world of feudalism, so the screen is destroying the world of liberal democracy." open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
"Just as the advent of print dealt the final death blow to the decaying world of feudalism, so the screen is destroying the world of liberal democracy." open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
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I had a fun conversation with Steve Keen last week.
We talked about:
- using models to show the failures of neoclassical economics
- social media voices challenging economic academia
- Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)
- the non-ergodic nature of international trade
... and more!
youtu.be/yL7oEC4891w
We talked about:
- using models to show the failures of neoclassical economics
- social media voices challenging economic academia
- Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)
- the non-ergodic nature of international trade
... and more!
youtu.be/yL7oEC4891w
Economics from first principles - Steve Keen on: new book, neoclassical failures, Elon Musk and MMT
YouTube video by Go Meta with Oli Sharpe
youtu.be
September 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I had a fun conversation with Steve Keen last week.
We talked about:
- using models to show the failures of neoclassical economics
- social media voices challenging economic academia
- Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)
- the non-ergodic nature of international trade
... and more!
youtu.be/yL7oEC4891w
We talked about:
- using models to show the failures of neoclassical economics
- social media voices challenging economic academia
- Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)
- the non-ergodic nature of international trade
... and more!
youtu.be/yL7oEC4891w
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Last weekend: the biggest nationalist rally in decades.
Today: Keir Starmer greets Donald Trump with open arms.
Tonight: we understand how young men are being radicalised by the far right, with someone who has been on that journey.
New episode at midnight.
Today: Keir Starmer greets Donald Trump with open arms.
Tonight: we understand how young men are being radicalised by the far right, with someone who has been on that journey.
New episode at midnight.
September 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Last weekend: the biggest nationalist rally in decades.
Today: Keir Starmer greets Donald Trump with open arms.
Tonight: we understand how young men are being radicalised by the far right, with someone who has been on that journey.
New episode at midnight.
Today: Keir Starmer greets Donald Trump with open arms.
Tonight: we understand how young men are being radicalised by the far right, with someone who has been on that journey.
New episode at midnight.
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How do we fix this mess?
September 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
How do we fix this mess?
The Great Money Myth
We seem to have forgotten that Britain's government, as the sole creator of the pound, doesn't need to tax or borrow to fund its spending. It creates new money whenever it spends. Taxes don't finance the government; instead, they create demand for the currency and manage…
We seem to have forgotten that Britain's government, as the sole creator of the pound, doesn't need to tax or borrow to fund its spending. It creates new money whenever it spends. Taxes don't finance the government; instead, they create demand for the currency and manage…
The Great Money Myth
We seem to have forgotten that Britain's government, as the sole creator of the pound, doesn't need to tax or borrow to fund its spending. It creates new money whenever it spends. Taxes don't finance the government; instead, they create demand for the currency and manage inflation.
chrisblanduk.com
September 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The Great Money Myth
We seem to have forgotten that Britain's government, as the sole creator of the pound, doesn't need to tax or borrow to fund its spending. It creates new money whenever it spends. Taxes don't finance the government; instead, they create demand for the currency and manage…
We seem to have forgotten that Britain's government, as the sole creator of the pound, doesn't need to tax or borrow to fund its spending. It creates new money whenever it spends. Taxes don't finance the government; instead, they create demand for the currency and manage…
1/11 🧵 Just listened to the latest Debunking Economics podcast with Prof Steve Keen on money creation. Some very powerful arguments against the mainstream inflation narrative that I haven't heard put together like this before: #MMT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOob...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOob...
423. Countering the Cantillon Effect
YouTube video by Debunking Economics Podcast
www.youtube.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
1/11 🧵 Just listened to the latest Debunking Economics podcast with Prof Steve Keen on money creation. Some very powerful arguments against the mainstream inflation narrative that I haven't heard put together like this before: #MMT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOob...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOob...
An amazing moment as Tunisian president did a ‘Trump’ and rightfully ambushed the US envoy to Africa with photos of Palestinian children eating sand.
substack.com/@deaglanomul...
substack.com/@deaglanomul...
Deaglan O'Mulrooney (@deaglanomulrooney)
An amazing moment as Tunisian president did a ‘Trump’ and rightfully ambushed the US envoy to Africa with photos of Palestinian children eating sand.
substack.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
An amazing moment as Tunisian president did a ‘Trump’ and rightfully ambushed the US envoy to Africa with photos of Palestinian children eating sand.
substack.com/@deaglanomul...
substack.com/@deaglanomul...
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Less than two weeks to go before the first of our two London weekend seminars.
21/22 June Rethinking (or Replacing) Capitalism - Economics for Sustainable Prosperity
As you can see, it is a big venue, so we can still fit you in.
modernmoneylab.org.uk/events/rethi...
21/22 June Rethinking (or Replacing) Capitalism - Economics for Sustainable Prosperity
As you can see, it is a big venue, so we can still fit you in.
modernmoneylab.org.uk/events/rethi...
June 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Less than two weeks to go before the first of our two London weekend seminars.
21/22 June Rethinking (or Replacing) Capitalism - Economics for Sustainable Prosperity
As you can see, it is a big venue, so we can still fit you in.
modernmoneylab.org.uk/events/rethi...
21/22 June Rethinking (or Replacing) Capitalism - Economics for Sustainable Prosperity
As you can see, it is a big venue, so we can still fit you in.
modernmoneylab.org.uk/events/rethi...
When growth becomes a cancer: Why our civilization's highest aspiration—unlimited expansion—has become its deepest pathology. From the East India Company to modern corporations, we've built institutions that consume rather than create. A diagnosis we can no longer ignore.
When Growth Becomes a Cancer
Half of us will hear these words at some point in our lives. Cancer has become the defining disease of our age... But we rarely ask why this particular pathology, unlimited cellular growth, has become our era's signature affliction. The answer may lie in recognizing that we have organized our civilization around a similar principle: growth without limits has become our highest aspiration and our deepest pathology.
chrisblanduk.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
When growth becomes a cancer: Why our civilization's highest aspiration—unlimited expansion—has become its deepest pathology. From the East India Company to modern corporations, we've built institutions that consume rather than create. A diagnosis we can no longer ignore.
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The #Greens are a perfect replacement for those who'd traditionally vote #Labour.
And I believe when @zackpolanski.bsky.social is leader, things will get even better. That's why I joined the #GreenParty & #BacZack.
And I believe when @zackpolanski.bsky.social is leader, things will get even better. That's why I joined the #GreenParty & #BacZack.
I'm seeing other British leftists support this guy. I trust their opinion, and wish him success. Britain needs an alternative to Labour.
We need bold leadership. Now.
That's why I'm running to be the next leader of the Green Party.
Join our campaign: backzack.com
#BackZack
That's why I'm running to be the next leader of the Green Party.
Join our campaign: backzack.com
#BackZack
June 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The #Greens are a perfect replacement for those who'd traditionally vote #Labour.
And I believe when @zackpolanski.bsky.social is leader, things will get even better. That's why I joined the #GreenParty & #BacZack.
And I believe when @zackpolanski.bsky.social is leader, things will get even better. That's why I joined the #GreenParty & #BacZack.