Posts by Michael Taft
Michael Taft @notesonthefront
Michael Taft is an economic analyst and trade unionist. He is author of the Notes of the Front blog and a member of the TASC Economists’ Network.
Turning phrases in the face of reality
Michael Taft 07/11/2011
Michael Taft: So we have more austerity and less growth, more debt and less jobs, more spending cuts and less investment – welcome to the …
Spinning our tax wheels
Michael Taft 03/11/2011
Michael Taft: The Exchequer statement out yesterday shows tax revenue falling short of target. The headline rate shows tax revenue at end October …
Investment denial and the new road map
Michael Taft 10/10/2011
Michael Taft: Colm McCarthy’s post on Irish Economy takes a sceptical look at ‘productive investment’, or more precisely, the Government’s …
Party nation
Michael Taft 27/09/2011
Michael Taft: Remember that statement – how during the boom years we all ‘partied’ as a nation? Remember those prescriptions – how we had to …
Wiping Clean the Anglo/INBS Debt Slate
Michael Burke, Michael Taft, Tom McDonnell 20/09/2011
Tom McDonnell, Michael Burke and Michael Taft: The Anglo Irish and Irish Nationwide debt must become a major political issue. The Anglo/INBS …
Depleting the economy and the alternative
Michael Taft 12/09/2011
Michael Taft: Philip Lane’s thoughtful article in the Sunday Business Post helps clarify the debate. For while he argues for further fiscal …
The more things don't change, the more things don't
Michael Taft 07/09/2011
Michael Taft: The ESRI has produced a report on deficit and debt levels up to 2015 which has moved many to claim if we just stay the austerity course …
Is Ireland heading into a slowdown, too?
Michael Taft 11/08/2011
Michael Taft: The global recovery is now expected to ease off in the latter half of this year with a range of data suggesting a slowdown in the …
A long malaise
Michael Taft 10/08/2011
Michael Taft: With years of austerity ahead, resulting in weak growth and high unemployment, freezing interest rates and another round of …
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