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Treaty not a safe option but a perilous experiment | Terrence McDonough
Treaty not a safe option but a perilous experiment | Terrence McDonough “There will be no disaster in the event of the need for a second bailout. It is the adoption of the budget provisions…
The “Stability Treaty” Video | A CounterSpin Collective Remix
The “Stability Treaty” Video | A CounterSpin Collective Remix A CounterSpin Collective remix of the Irish Government’s information video on the upcoming referendum on the so called “Stability Treaty”. We reject the idea that any…
It’s a No vote until Ireland starts to support the development of the indigenous sector
It’s a No vote until Ireland starts to support the development of the indigenous sector Commenter on the Irish Times website, leaves this below the article where Barry O’Leary, chief executive of IDA Ireland calls…
Without state spending there’d be no Google or GlaxoSmithKline | Mariana Mazzucato
Without state spending there’d be no Google or GlaxoSmithKline | Mariana Mazzucato Where would Google be today without the state-funded investments in the internet, and without the US National Science Foundation (NSF) grant that funded…
Yes vote to fiscal compact could well prove fatal | Eamon Devoy
Yes vote to fiscal compact could well prove fatal | Eamon Devoy Strong piece here from Eamon Devoy, general secretary of the Technical, Engineering and Electrical Union advocating a No vote in the Austerity Treaty. Once…
Paul Krugman, Steve Keen and the mysticism of Keynesian economics
Paul Krugman, Steve Keen and the mysticism of Keynesian economics Michael Roberts has a good series of posts on the Austerity debate (here and here), which is basically between the Ricardian Equivalence dudes aka “neoliberals”…
A U-turn on local government reform
A U-turn on local government reform Republishing this letter from Myles Tierney published in the Irish Times this morning because it highlights one of the important trends within our present government – that is, doing…
Revenue to appear in court over Goldman Sachs ‘sweetheart’ deal | The Guardian
Revenue to appear in court over Goldman Sachs ‘sweetheart’ deal The UK Uncut campaign to challenge the very favourable tax deal that Goldman Sach’s got with the UK’s Inland Revenue service, letting them off a…
Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution by David Harvey – review
Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution by David Harvey – review Good review of David Harvey’s new book Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to Urban Revolution,…
Protest at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis 1pm March 31st
Protest at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis 1pm March 31st
iTax Dodger | Citizens for Tax Justice
iTax Dodger | Citizens for Tax Justice What to do with a cash mountain, Apple ponders, when investment is too risky. Well, one thing you certainly DON’T DO is pay tax on it. On Monday,…
Productivity, baby | Gavan Titley
Productivity, baby | Gavan Titley Great, eloquent and rational Politico.ie piece by Gavan Titley on Paul Mooney’s managerialist bunkum that third level staff need to prove their productivity with ‘results’, hence the title of Gavan’s piece….
UK budget: cheap shots | Michael Roberts
UK budget: cheap shots | Michael Roberts Michael Roberts on the UK Budget which he characterises as a series of cheap shots. Cheap shot one: cuts in the 50p tax on earnings over £150,000 Cheap…
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