Funding the Future Why do I still do this at 67?
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Oct 19, 2025 At 67, Richard Murphy passionately advocates for economic justice and continues creating daily content. He shares how personal experiences of inequality and prejudice shaped his worldview. He discusses the transformation from his privileged education to championing climate and tax justice. His commitment is fueled by the belief that change is possible, demonstrated by successes like country-by-country reporting. With a vision for a fairer society based on care and hope, he encourages listeners to engage in creating meaningful change.
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Formative Family Experiences
- Richard Murphy describes childhood experiences of inequality through being a non-identical twin and family prejudice.
- These early stories shaped his awareness that fairness must be actively created, not assumed.
Leaving Big Accounting
- Richard Murphy recounts training at KPMG and learning hush‑hush methods to help the wealthy avoid tax.
- He left that world and built his own accounting practice to follow different values.
A Daily Writing Discipline
- Murphy explains he began blogging daily in 2006, producing thousands of posts under Tax Research UK / Funding the Future.
- Writing became his discipline and channel to push for economic change and justice.
