Blog Archive
‘Degrowth’ in the North of Ireland – what is it, and why do we need it?
Seán Fearon 24/11/2020
What is ‘degrowth’? The language of economic growth is the language most of us use to speak about and understand our economy. A ‘growing’ …
Inequality, equal pay and the care economy
Robert Sweeney 10/11/2020
The distribution of both paid and unpaid care work in society is probably the single, largest factor affecting economic inequalities between men and …
An effective corporation-tax system for the EU
Paul Sweeney 07/11/2020
This blog post first appeared in Social Europe. The European social contract is broken. The largest companies are no longer contributing …
Biden Must Consider the Needs of Trump Supporters
Shana Cohen 20/10/2020
This article first appeared in the Irish Times on October 16, 2020. Recent polls of voters in Texas have shown former vice-president Joe …
Should progressive politics focus on high-income earners?
Marcos González Hernando, Gerry Mitchell 19/10/2020
Speaking at a recent TASC event, Ged Nash, Labour’s frontbench spokesperson on finance, public expenditure and reform, urged progressives to use …
A fair budget for today's pensioners ?
Rosheen Callender 16/10/2020
Today's pensioners were reasonably well served by Budget 2021. But what about tomorrow's pensioners? Urgent and radical planning and action is …
A Budget for the Times
Paul Sweeney 09/10/2020
The 2021 Budget will be extraordinary and it could be transformative. It will push the country into even higher debt - with the state spending much, …
Government’s new climate bill falls short of climate leadership
Sean McCabe 08/10/2020
The much-anticipated Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020, published this week, was to be a significant moment in the …
The Housing Crisis
PJ Drudy 07/10/2020
The Budget offers a golden opportunity to the Minister and the Government to tackle the housing problem once and for all. The COVID pandemic …
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Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …