Now is the time for Burnham to plan for Thames Water’s demise. Will Burnham rise to the challenge? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/10/20/now-is-the-time-for-burnham-to-plan-for-the-thames-waters-demise/
We can build a new society out of the wreckage of neoliberalism, and we're going to have to. https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/10/20/we-can-build-a-new-society-out-of-the-wreckage-of-neoliberalism/
Is AI eating neoliberalism? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/10/14/is-ai-eating-neoliberalism/
Donald Trump's deal with Russia to secure diesel shows that the moment of desperation in the international economy is approaching very fast. We're edging toward meltdown, and our politicians are still ignoring that fact. https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/10/10/the-moment-of-desperation-is-approaching-very-fast/
The great challenge this country will face soon is deciding who runs it and for whom. Is it run by central banks for financial markets, or by elected governments for people? That is the question. Resolving it may be ugly, but it will have to happen.
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/10/09/andrew-bailey-thinks-financial-markets-rule-they-dont-but-he-did-define-the-conflict-to-come/
Is France jettisoning neoliberalism? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/10/07/is-france-jettisoning-neoliberalism/
Why are the Tories obsessed with inheritance tax? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/10/06/why-are-the-tories-obsessed-with-inheritance-tax/
Has Andy Burnham no idea what to do? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/09/30/has-andy-burnham-no-idea-what-to-do/ Why is Andy Burnham only offering action after the next election, which he knows he will lose? Is it because he does not actually know what to do?
It is time for people of courage to walk away from Labour https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/09/29/it-is-time-for-people-of-courage-to-walk-away-from-labour/ They have had their chance. They have blown it. We need a real alternative in this country now. They will never be it again.
Tax banks more, now! https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/09/23/tax-banks-now/ The City says higher taxes will drive banks away. That might be exactly what Britain needs.
The economy is going to get really bad. We need a plan. And John Healey is Chancellor. https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/09/19/the-economy-is-going-to-get-really-bad-we-need-a-plan-and-john-healey-is-chancellor/
The RNLI: people of courage and commitment to their neighbours, whoever they might be https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/09/18/the-rnli-people-of-courage-and-commitment-to-their-neighbours-whoever-they-might-be/ This one's personal.
Quantitative tightening, or QT. What is it? Why has it been a mistake? What should be done about it now? I wrote this infographic. AI created the image.
Bitcoin has an accounting problem which suggests it isn’t money https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/09/16/bitcoin-has-an-accounting-problem-which-suggests-it-isnt-money/
What is capitalism? It's a much more complicated question than most people imagine. https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/09/15/glossary-entry-capitalism/
It’s not too late to beat Reform – but it will be if Labour does not act now https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/09/13/95650/
Why has Anthropic boss Dario Amodei called for a halt in AI development? I suspect he's hit his human limits. He is in a blind funk, and he may not be alone.
In other words, he literally has no idea what to do. He founded Anthropic, but nothing prepared him for what it has become. He is supposedly a guru, but he is also a human being. Put the two together, and at the moment, the human being is showing.
He may be right. AI may need to stop for a moment, or longer. But if it does, there is something else to consider: that tips the US into recession very rapidly.
The blog post provides the explanation.
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/09/13/why-is-ai-so-frightened-all-of-a-sudden/
There is no objective number in accounting or in the relationships it records. That fact is necessarily implicit in double-entry, where a debit must be matched by a credit. In turn, those entries exist in relationship to transactions. An infographic, which I wrote and AI drew:
The supposed certainty many neoliberal thinkers have about accounting and economics is entirely misplaced. The idea that anything in economic data has an objective reality is just wrong. Note: I wrote this infographic. I used AI to create the final image.
The central banks begin their war on the innocent victims of inflation https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/09/11/the-central-banks-begin-their-war-on-the-innocent-victims-of-inflation/