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An effective corporation-tax system for the EU
Paul Sweeney 07/11/2020
This blog post first appeared in Social Europe. The European social contract is broken. The largest companies are no longer contributing …
Biden Must Consider the Needs of Trump Supporters
Shana Cohen 20/10/2020
This article first appeared in the Irish Times on October 16, 2020. Recent polls of voters in Texas have shown former vice-president Joe …
Should progressive politics focus on high-income earners?
Marcos González Hernando, Gerry Mitchell 19/10/2020
Speaking at a recent TASC event, Ged Nash, Labour’s frontbench spokesperson on finance, public expenditure and reform, urged progressives to use …
A fair budget for today's pensioners ?
Rosheen Callender 16/10/2020
Today's pensioners were reasonably well served by Budget 2021. But what about tomorrow's pensioners? Urgent and radical planning and action is …
A Budget for the Times
Paul Sweeney 09/10/2020
The 2021 Budget will be extraordinary and it could be transformative. It will push the country into even higher debt - with the state spending much, …
Government’s new climate bill falls short of climate leadership
Sean McCabe 08/10/2020
The much-anticipated Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020, published this week, was to be a significant moment in the …
The Housing Crisis
PJ Drudy 07/10/2020
The Budget offers a golden opportunity to the Minister and the Government to tackle the housing problem once and for all. The COVID pandemic …
'In an increasingly protectionist world, Ireland needs to strengthen the case for international trade'
Shana Cohen 28/09/2020
Centre-left parties are currently brandishing ‘competence’ and respect for experience in order to gain public trust and boost their …
“If they are good enough to teach, they are good enough to pay”
Amie Lajoie 24/09/2020
On Wednesday, 16 September, I logged into Twitter to see “NUIG” trending on my feed. I graduated from the National University of Ireland – …
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Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …