Category: Politics
4th Principle: Defend public services in health, education, welfare and housing
Slí Eile 26/11/2009
Slí Eile: In recent previous blogs I have suggested a number of high-level Principles to inform a progressive alternative to the current TINA. Here …
The hall of mirrors
Michael Taft 24/11/2009
Michael Taft: A number of commentators have referred to the fact that Irish public expenditure is ‘rising faster’ than almost any other European …
Rebuilding Trust: Priority Number One
Slí Eile 18/11/2009
Slí Eile: There is an urgent and unavoidable need to generate hope at this time. In a previous blog here, there is a series of principles which need …
Buses are not widgets
James Wickham 17/11/2009
James Wickham: In a recent article in the Irish Times (29/10/2009) Sean Barrett criticised the new Public Transport Regulation Bill. He claimed it …
Public Sector Pay - new data insights
Slí Eile 14/11/2009
Slí Eile: In a recent paper to the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, Statisticians at the CSO have presented further analysis of …
Recovery is not reform
01/11/2009
Recovery is not reform. The government’s intended path to recovery is a mixture of borrowing, pay cuts, and spending cuts. All recovery plans treat …
Lost in the forest
Michael Taft 26/10/2009
Michael Taft: Some people can’t see the forest for the trees. And some people can’t see either the forest or the trees. They just can’t see. …
How much does the State spend as a percentage of GDP?
Slí Eile 20/10/2009
Slí Eile: Earlier this month, at a conference of the National Economic and Social Council, Joseph Stiglitz warned against a single-minded focus on …
Benchmarking pay of migrants and women
Slí Eile 17/10/2009
Slí Eile: There is a rising crescendo of continuing controversy about public sector pay. On the one side independent statistical and research …
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