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German Think-tanks, Ireland and the European Crisis
Nat O'Connor 16/11/2011
Nat O'Connor: The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, is making an official visit to Berlin today. As well as meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel, he will speak to …
MTFS (III) - Sensitivity of government finances
Michael Burke 14/11/2011
Michael Burke: Having criticised the government’s talk of improvement in government finances and the economy on the basis of the MTFS forecasts, …
MTFS (II) - It's official, there is no recovery
Michael Burke 11/11/2011
Michael Burke: The government is focused on deficit-reduction. But it is failing to reduce the deficit. There is an extraordinary discrepancy between …
MTFS (I) - Things are getting worse, not better.
Michael Burke 10/11/2011
Michael Burke: The forecasts for both the deficit and for the debt level have worsened since April. The government’s Medium Term Fiscal Statement …
Ireland, Iceland and banks
Paul Sweeney 08/11/2011
Paul Sweeney: A most interesting and unexpected link here. Of all places, the IMF website has a short piece on Iceland. The key difference between …
The Flaw - essential viewing
08/11/2011
PE doesn't generally post film promos - but we're making an exception in the case of The Flaw, which airs tonight (November 8th) in the True Stories …
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 …
Some inequality stats
Jim O'Donnell 04/11/2011
Jim O'Donnell: For inequality Stattos, some interesting reading while you wait for the Government to publish its Pre-Budget Outlook. The US …
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 …
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