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Thursday, Sep 2nd 2010

Authors Blogs

Here are the latest posts from some of our authors’ blogs.

RSS Cedar Lounge Revolution

  • Hague’s travails…
    Who knows the truth about the Hague story? He’s not exactly a poster boy for gay rights (Peter Tatchell has harsh but fair words from 2000) but that’s hardly the issue here. I’d have enormous sympathy as regards the issue of miscarriage in his and his partners life, as with anyone, although whether it was [...]
    WorldbyStorm
  • Social solidarity – well, that would be nice.
    We often hear about how in the US one of the ‘myths’ that stymies significant progress by the left is the idea that ‘anyone can make it’, therefore this hobbles programmes which seek to put a cap on advancement, or on taxation, or indeed on certain instrusions by the state. And in a way there [...]
    WorldbyStorm
  • From the CLR Vaults – Part 3: It’s 2006 – “Honey I shrunk my mind, or the unusual joy of pseudo science…”
    As part of our continuing series of digging out the old stuff here’s another post. This one dates from some while back, well, 2006 to be honest. As I wrote at the time: Anyhow I like to flatter myself that I’ve heard it all, evidence that the moon landings were a hoax, evidence of alien [...]
    WorldbyStorm
  • Troubled Images at the Linenhall Library
    We are grateful to GoodHardRant for the following… The Linen Hall Library, Belfast, is currently showing a selection of its collection of political posters from the 30 years of conflict and peace process in Northern Ireland. Troubled Images showed briefly in 2001 and has since been a traveling exhibition, in the United States and elsewhere. [...]
    Garibaldy
  • “No, it couldn’t be – could it?”: Labour at the next election
    Many thanks to AK at the Irish Election Literature Blog for the following analysis, part of a continuing series, which I think will be of considerable interest. In 2007 Labour got 10% of the vote (just over double the Green Party vote), yet here we are with predictions of Labour getting anything from double to [...]
    WorldbyStorm
  • While you’re thinking about that, think about this…
    …as Mr. Bookman in Seinfeld once said. I know I’m linking a lot to Michael Taft this last week or so, but that’s because what he’s saying about our economic predicament is well worth reading – whatever one’s views on the situation. But here in the comments to a piece of his on progressive-economy Paul [...]
    WorldbyStorm

RSS Dublin Opinion

  • IRISH RIGHT-WING HIDES UNDER A CLUMP OF BLANKETS AND WONDERS, “WHY WON’T THEY BELIEVE OUR LIES?”
    He offered no comment on an assertion by Irish Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan that Irish borrowing costs were “ridiculous” and declined to say whether he agreed with the assessment from the National Treasury Management Agency that the SP downgrade stemmed from a “flawed” analysis. Mr. Trichet talking yesterday.
    Conor McCabe
  • IRISH EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY, 1951-71
    These figures I’ve collated from the census returns, taking the broad industry groups as presented in the 1971 census and working backwards. What that means is that, for example, in 1971 agriculture, forestry and fishing are grouped as one. In 1951 agriculture and fishing are separate, so for purposes of comparison I’ve merged them, [...]
    Conor McCabe
  • As someone else said: “Axl Rose, Welcome to the Northside”
    Listen to your woman shouting “Refund, refund” at the end. Classic!
    Donagh
  • David Harvey: The Enigma of Capital and the Crisis this Time
    There are many explanations for the crisis of capital that began in 2007. But the one thing missing is an understanding of “systemic risks.” I was alerted to this when Her Majesty the Queen visited the London School of Economics and asked the prestigious economists there how come they had not seen the crisis coming. [...]
    Conor McCabe
  • Monday afternoon in Wexford
    Just came across this quote from Liam Cosgrave in 1971. Dáil Debates, Vol.255, 1 July 1971, paragraphs 403-405. I find it interesting because, well it could have said last week, couldn’t it? I also want to direct attention to another fringe problem, the delay in completing estates. It is an intolerable situation in which people find themselves [...]
    Conor McCabe
  • LOOK LEFT, ISSUE THREE: AUTUMN 2010
    I wrote an article on mortgages and home ownership for the latest print edition of Look Left, which is out now. It is available in Dublin in Books Upstairs, Connolly Books and all O’Connell Street newspaper vendors
    Conor McCabe
  • “Without Us, Song is Nothing”
    Donagh

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