In a very useful and clearly argued post on Socialist Economic Bulletin, Michael Burke illustrates how the massive bail out for banks via increasing debts to Europe’s taxpayers and cuts in government spending are creating the conditions for a renewed economic crisis in Europe. It is the significant size of the banking sector in the [...]

The results of the 2010 Westminster elections were inconclusive in Britain. But in the North of Ireland they marked a new stage in the development of long-term trends, which comprises the break-up of the unionist bloc, the rise of Nationalism and within that the rise of Sinn Fein as its most resolute expression. SF is [...]

Originally posted on Socialist Economic Bulletin.
The Tory Party has launched a joint manifesto with the Ulster Unionist Party.
This is a revival of a formal alliance that stretches back nearly 100 years, when the anti-Home Rule wing of the Liberal Party (the ‘Liberal Unionists’) split and joined the Conservatives to form the Conservative and Unionist [...]

This is the paper that the economist Michael Burke gave at the Irish Unity Conference in London last Saturday. Some of the points made by Michael were discussed in Seumas Milne’s post in The Guardian’s Comment is Free site today. As readers may know, Michael, a former senior international economist with CityBank, is a regular [...]

Originally published today on Progressive Economy.
Ever have one of those moments when you just know everyone else has got it wrong and you’ve got it right? When you say, I don’t care what the fashion is, showing off your brand of boxer shorts in public is plain daft? Well, have some sympathy then for [...]