Yesterday evening, Karl Whelan of Irish Economy entered the wages and competitiveness discussion which stemmed from Philip Lane’s post written as a reaction to David Begg’s op-ed column in the Irish Times yesterday. Whelan provided…
Monthly Archives For July 2009
Eoin O’Broin | Time to Raise Taxes
Eoin O’Broin | Time to Raise Taxes Eoin O’Broin of Sinn Fein, in a post on Progressive Economy on the soon to be published Commission on Taxation Report argues that the commission remains committed to…
Risking Ayn Rand’s Ire
Spare a thought for Mary and Sean. Both work full-time – not great paying jobs but together they pull in 60K with overtime. They need it. They bought a house three years ago, paying over…
Looking Left No. 4: The Irish Socialist
Here’s the fourth and final programme in the Looking Left series, and the topic is the newspaper of the Communist Party of Ireland, the Irish Socialist. Cedarlounge has a great post on the paper here….
Is All About the Race!
Is Not About the Yank! In much the same way that the queen of England thinks that her country is smell of fresh paint, so all professional cycle jockeys are thinking that France is smell…
The Real News | US military to set up in Colombia
The Real News | US military to set up in Colombia Forrest Hylton, author of Evil Hour in Columbia, discusses the US plan to build a military base in Columbia. This will provide the US…
What are the odds of Tony Blair being made President of the European Council?
Although the debate about the Lisbon Treaty is starting to hot up there is one matter that has not got that much attention, yet, perhaps because it is for an election which may or may…
Opinion = Fact = The Whole Truth?: 24th July The Recession Diaries
On the One News at One, RTE’s business editor David Murphy concluded his piece on the National Treasury Management Agency’s Annual Report: ‘The other problem is that the credit rating agencies have downgraded Ireland’s debt….
Le Monde Diplomatique on Iran
Le Monde Diplomatique on Iran Marwan Bishara examines the politics of US-Iranian accommodation after three decades of conflict and considers how the fallout from disputed presidential elections effects Tehran’s regional role. Part 1 Part 2
Crisis spurs people to work for free – good or bad? | U.S. | Reuters
Crisis spurs people to work for free – good or bad? | U.S. | Reuters Workers in the US provide a boon for employers in the great wage deflation debate. They’re willing to work for…
Tuppenceworth | Ireland, Land of Magical Thinking
Tuppenceworth | Ireland, Land of Magical Thinking Stop whimpering, snivelling and whining – come up with some ideas to get Ireland back on track, or so we keep on hearing. Fergal Crehan provides some common…
Collateral damage? The impact of Ireland’s Tax Strategy on Developing Countries (Part II)
This is the second of two articles exploring in depth the question of the impact of Ireland’s tax strategies on developing countries. The first article appeared yesterday. In the first article in this series, I…
Public Sector Workers of Ireland Unite (you have nothing to lose but a shed-load of grief) July 22nd: The Recession Diaries
Boy, have public sectors workers been kicked around the block for drill. They wear the mark of Cain. They are one of the main reasons why the economy is in such rank order. There are…
Collateral damage? The impact of Ireland’s Tax Strategy on Developing Countries (Part I)
This is the first of two articles exploring in depth the question of the impact of Ireland’s tax strategies on developing countries. The second article will appear tomorrow. Through the late 1990s and early 2000s,…
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