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.
Oh, those landlords and bankers
Michael Taft 27/01/2010
Michael Taft: Following on from the excellent points made by Proinsias Breathnach and Slí Eile regarding the role of labour costs in economic …
Some thinking from across the two waters
Michael Taft 12/01/2010
Michael Taft: Some robust progressive thinking from the US and the UK..As the UK debate is in danger of descending into which party can cut how much, …
A long time in the hole
Michael Taft 07/01/2010
Michael Taft: I’ve touched on this subject before but given the New Year and the apparent ‘green shoots’ that are emerging (or the alleged …
Finding facts in Fantasy Land
Michael Taft 03/01/2010
Michael Taft: One of my New Year’s resolutions was to spend less time on countering the arguments of the orthodoxy and develop positive analysis …
Oh, for the good ol' days
Michael Taft 14/12/2009
Michael Taft: With public sector pay and social welfare cuts, with the Minister announcing a ‘national downward adjustment in wages’ (that’s …
Budget 2010: the geographical impact
Michael Taft 10/12/2009
Michael Taft: The Ireland after Nama blog offers an alarming perspective on the effect of the public sector pay cuts on the econmic fortunes of …
Some stories are too good for facts
Michael Taft 08/12/2009
Michael Taft: It’s good the administrators of this blog brought Peter Connell’s post back up to the top. Last night, Prime Time Investigates …
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 …
The debate elsewhere
Michael Taft 21/11/2009
Michael Taft: With the Government and opposition parties all supporting another round of fiscal contraction (with the exception of Sinn Fein), it's …
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