Category: Politics
What about R&D policy?
Peadar Kirby 26/03/2009
Peadar Kirby: Amid all the focus on the flood of different reports on the Irish economy, and the battle between the slash and burn brigade and the …
Getting ideological
Paula Clancy 20/03/2009
Paula Clancy: David Quinn is right about one thing: we do need to start asking ourselves what kind of society we want when we come out of the current …
Who’s for some expansionary fiscal contraction?
Peter Connell 10/03/2009
Peter Connell: The mini-budget that we can look forward to in three weeks time will, I’m sure we’ll be told, ‘constitute a necessary first step …
Liberal Policy Choices to Blame for the Crisis
Sean Ó Riain 02/03/2009
Sean O Riain: The dishonesty and incompetence of individuals in charge of running and regulating our financial system has been spectacular. However, …
Meanwhile, in America ....
28/02/2009
Check out Paul Krugman's blog for a progressive perspective on what's happening in the United States.
Revealing assumptions of former senior civil servant
Peadar Kirby 25/02/2009
Peadar Kirby: The article by Cathal O'Loghlin in today's Irish Times headlined 'Union response to public sector levy fails to find a better way' is …
Paying twice for public service pensions
Gerard Hughes 22/02/2009
Gerard Hughes: The Government argues that the pension levy is justified because public service pensions are significantly more favourable than the …
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