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Poll results .... and some questions
01/03/2009
Based on the results of our poll - which is now closed - 72 per cent of our readers believe that AIB and Bank of Ireland should be nationalised. Of …
Nationalisation in the UK
28/02/2009
The following link to IPPR discussion on nationalisation in the UK is worth looking at.
Meanwhile, in America ....
28/02/2009
Check out Paul Krugman's blog for a progressive perspective on what's happening in the United States.
Trichet's narrow notions of competitiveness
Paul Sweeney 27/02/2009
Paul Sweeney: Yesterday, I got to shake the hand of the 5th most powerful man in the world - reluctantly! Yesterday, JC Trichet, the President of the …
Shadow regulation and shadow banking: the role of the Dublin International Financial Services Centre
26/02/2009
This piece has been cross-posted from the Tax Justice Network blog. Although written in July 2008, it remains highly topical. Jim Stewart: Shadow …
Pension levy - illustrating 'upside-down' nature of tax reliefs
26/02/2009
Gerard Hughes and Jim Stewart of progressive-economy@tasc have taken a closer look at the pension levy, which concluded its passage through the Dail …
Pay Cuts
25/02/2009
Could all commentators calling for reductions in social welfare payments and / or pay-cuts for the working poor lead the way by voluntarily reducing …
Ireland is bankrupt. Now let's get over it.
25/02/2009
This piece has been cross-posted from Irish Left Review Terrence McDonough - Goodbody Stockbrokers is predicting a decline in GDP this year of 6% …
Revealing assumptions of former senior civil servant
Peadar Kirby 25/02/2009
Peadar Kirby: The article by Cathal O'Loghlin in today's Irish Times headlined 'Union response to public sector levy fails to find a better way' is …
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Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …