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Sunday, Jul 6th 2008


Archive for the ‘Class’ Category

The ‘Good Family’ Criminals

Last week, Cork man Trevor Casey was sentenced to thirteen years in prison for the rape and sexual assault of two teenage girls. During sentencing, the judge referred to a letter from Labour Deputy Kathleen Lynch indicating that Mr. Casey was from “a good family”. On Sunday, Deputy Lynch issued a statement accepting […]

Michael Zweig, Class, Consumerism and Ireland

To most Irish political and media commentators, the Republic is a capitalist economy without a capitalist class structure. They argue that its citizens are mostly middle class, with a working class rump that exists on the margins. The past fifteen years, in their eyes, has seen an expansion of that middle class, as well […]

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Reclaiming Citizenship

 
Bertie Ahern’s socialist conversion occurred around the same time he took up reading Robert Putnam.[1] Putnam was famous for... More »

The Left and Climate Change ­- why green goes better with red

The convenient green honeymoon.
With everyone from David Cameron to Enda Kenny wearing their green hearts on their sleeves... More »

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Laptops of Mass Destruction

Jeremy Paxman once explained the secret of his interviewing technique - before speaking to a politician, he simply asks... More »

Get Down on Your Knees and Rejoice!!

Si, is the former Atlético Madrid moron and now Scouse bastard Fernando Torres, who score the winning goal for... More »