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The NAMA controversy

Slí Eile 26/08/2009

Slí Eile: The controversey generated over NAMA cannot go without some comment on this site. Some 45 economists (some of them accountants ...) …

Taxing Surveys

Slí Eile 26/08/2009

Slí Eile: Do you think the Government can tax its way out of its economic difficulties? In answer to this online Irish Times poll, it is surprising …

The McHale recipe

25/08/2009

John McHale's piece in yesterday's Irish Times, advocating an alternative fiscal strategy, has attracted some comment. Michael Taft has taken a look …

Creating a Truly Democratic Culture

Colm O'Doherty 25/08/2009

Colm O'Doherty: Michael D. Higgins article in the Irish Times on Saturday sought to engage with the real issue facing Irish people – “what sort …

'...the problems facing Ireland are too important to be left to the economists…'

Slí Eile 25/08/2009

Slí Eile: Speaking at the Michael Collins annual commemoration in Béal na mBláth, County Cork, former President Mary Robinson made a number of …

The failure of 'Economics' and Collective Imagination

Slí Eile 23/08/2009

Sli Eile: Calls have been made for an inquiry into banking in Ireland. While the proposal is not without some merit I am wary of inquiries - …

Placing citizenship centre-stage: Michael D's take on the debate and what's missing

22/08/2009

Michael D. Higgins' opinion piece in today's Irish Times is well worth a read, especially in view of recent debates here on social welfare, rent …

Admin note: commenting on Blogger

22/08/2009

For Aidan and anyone else who has trouble commenting on Blogger: the simplest method is to ignore all the 'openID' etc. options in the drop-down …

Financial double-think

21/08/2009

Hat tip to Aidan C. for this link to Gillian Tett's piece on financial double-think in yesterday's Financial Times. Tett has been mentioned on PE …

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