Tagged with: public sector
Plan now for the biggest socialisation ever
Paul Sweeney 15/04/2020
The greatest socialisation ever of the world’s private sector is taking place hourly. It will continue until the end of 2020 and beyond. It is a profound transformation of the private/public divide or the state/market relationship. It was never planned. This massive socialisation of our economic system, capitalism, is the pragmatic solution to …
Who will collect our taxes?
An tSaoi 23/01/2012
An Saoi: Staffing in the Office of the Revenue Commissioners was already a concern when this PQ was asked on 3rd July 2008. The same question was …
Here we go again
Michael Taft 22/03/2011
Michael Taft: It’s open season on public sector workers again. The Sunday Independent has a front-page shock-horror headline – €1bn pay rise …
Public sector workers - some awkward facts
Peter Connell 09/11/2010
Peter Connell: Never let the facts get in the way of a good story. Surely a good epithet for much of what masquerades as analysis of our current …
Destroying the Public Sphere?
James Wickham 26/08/2010
James Wickham: The terms of reference for the ‘Review Group on State Assets...’ are about ‘asset disposal’ in the public sector. What do we …
The State's Modus Operandi
Nat O'Connor 24/08/2010
Nat O'Connor: There are four stories in the press today that each illuminate part of a big, unanswered question, which is about what is the best way …
Having a go in the dark
Michael Taft 22/07/2010
Michael Taft: That the Sunday Business Post has another go at public sector workers should hardly be news. Every time they mention public sector …
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Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
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Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …