Evidence of public desire for alternative economics

Nat O'Connor03/09/2009

Nat O'Connor: Today's Irish Times/TNS mrbi poll can be interpreted as showing public desire for progressive alternatives to the political and economic consensus.

"Reflecting perhaps the public’s frustration with the established parties, today’s poll confirms a drift towards the left in Irish politics. ...

"Support for Labour, Sinn Féin and Independents/Others combined is now higher than at any time since the Irish Times/TNS mrbi series of polls began in 1982."

Posted in: Economics

Tagged with: alternativeeconomicstrategy

Dr Nat O'Connor     @natpolicy

Nat O'Connor

Nat O’Connor is a member of the Institute for Research in Social Sciences (IRiSS) and a Lecturer of Public Policy and Public Management in the School of Criminology, Politics and Social Policy at Ulster University.

Previously Director of TASC, Nat also led the research team in Dublin’s Homeless Agency.

Nat holds a PhD in Political Science from Trinity College Dublin (2008) and an MA in Political Science and Social Policy form the University of Dundee (1998). Nat’s primary research interest is in how research-informed public policy can achieve social justice and human wellbeing. Nat’s work has focused on economic inequality, housing and homelessness, democratic accountability and public policy analysis. His PhD focused on public access to information as part of democratic policy making.


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