This week in MMT: 12 Oct to 18 Oct 2026
Framing
158 opposing-frame mentions against 29 MMT and MMT-consistent mentions over the last 4 weeks.
Provisional Keyword matches; framing was not yet published when this summary was built.
Opposing frames on the move
| Idea | This week | 4-week average | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxpayers' money | 358 | 322.3 | Steady |
| Magic money tree | 17 | 30.8 | Falling |
| Household budget | 41 | 36.5 | Steady |
| Fiscal black hole | 9 | 7.5 | Steady |
| Maxed-out credit card | 6 | 7.5 | Falling |
| How will you pay for it? | 29 | 30.3 | Steady |
MMT ideas on the move
| Idea | This week | 4-week average | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes don't fund spending | 23 | 9.8 | Rising |
| Spend first, tax later | 9 | 17.3 | Falling |
| MMT by name | 114 | 106.0 | Steady |
| Real resource limit | 37 | 29.8 | Steady |
| Functional finance | 17 | 10.8 | Rising |
| Currency issuer | 77 | 71.3 | Steady |
| Job guarantee | 23 | 27.5 | Steady |
| Sectoral balances | 8 | 3.8 | Rising |
| Deficit myth | 11 | 14.3 | Falling |
| Deficit = private surplus | 1 | 1.0 | Steady |
Voices this week
Public figures who used the tracked ideas. Nobody else is ever named.
- Pat McFadden 4 mentions · 4 MMT ideas
- Al Carns 2 mentions · 1 opposing frame · 1 MMT idea
- Baroness Carberry of Muswell Hill 1 mention · 1 opposing frame
- Baroness Sugg 1 mention · 1 opposing frame
- Ben Goldsborough 1 mention · 1 opposing frame
- David Simmonds 1 mention · 1 opposing frame
- Dr Caroline Johnson 1 mention · 1 opposing frame
- Euan Stainbank 1 mention · 1 opposing frame
Worth reading
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‘Countries are defying gravity’: how much longer can global economy resist chaos?
…late. Russia’s delegation was allowed to attend the G20 meeting, to the deep discomfort of UK delegates. The UK received a positive review from Georgieva and her colleagues, for setting out a plan to balance the books; though she conceded the bond markets had not rewarded its prudence. “The UK is actually one country where action to reduce the deficit has been taken decisively,” she said. Asked why the UK’s bond yields have not fallen accordingly, Georgieva said London’s status as a global financial centre tended to put the UK under additional scrutiny. “Traditionally we’ve seen more attenti…
- Opposing frame: Household budget
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IMF suggests UK should cut spending rather than raise taxes on banks, as Healey prepares budget raid – as it happened
…]. Asked about the possibility at John Healey’s upcoming budget, Helge Berger, the economist who is deputy director in the IMF’s European department, suggested there might be better places to look to balance the books. Berger pointed out that Healey’s predecessor, Rachel Reeves, had raised taxes in her budgets, saying: “The last two budgets involved increasing government revenue, and ultimately there’s a moment where this becomes less productive but there’s still areas where Britain can make additional headroom available: modernising the property taxes or VAT, these are good examples. We wou…
- Opposing frame: Household budget
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Business of the House
My hon. Friend raises a crucial issue for his constituents. The Government are committed to ensuring that the £400 billion of taxpayers’ money spent on public procurement each year actively supports British industry. He raises an interesting point, and I will ensure that he gets an update from the relevant Department.
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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MOD Bicester and Illegal Migrants
…nd the Minister to call to mind the name of the Member of this House who created the asylum dispersal system, which placed asylum seekers in accommodation in the cheapest parts of the country to make taxpayers’ money go further. I worked with that Member of Parliament when I was involved in local government. When he introduced it, he was the hon. Member for Leigh. Now he is the right hon. Member for Makerfield. Members who criticise that system might like to reflect that their party, like ours, has been hearing for many years that the British people expect us to do better on this issue. Nobo…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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The coming financial crisis: What would an MMT government do?
What would actually change if the UK had a government that understood modern monetary theory? In one sense, very little: MMT ...
- MMT by name: MMT by name
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The CFA Franc and the Struggle for African Monetary Sovereignty
Eighty years after the CFA franc was created, the debate over monetary sovereignty in Africa continues. From the currency's ...
- MMT-consistent idea: Currency issuer
The week in numbers
- Media framing: 30 UK news items, down 17% on the week before
- Social conversation: 548 posts and videos, down 4% on the week before
- Academic uptake: 0 scholarly works, down 100% on the week before
- Movement health: 1 public events held, up from none on the week before
- Attention: 2,668 Wikipedia article views, down 45% on the week before
- Political uptake: 18 speeches in Parliament, up from none on the week before
Movement activity
- 17 Oct Degrowth Gathering – Building the UK movement · degrowth.info