Category: Inequality
Social Justice Ireland
Slí Eile 16/05/2011
Slí Eile: Some strong and clear messages emerge from Social Justice Ireland in its latest Socio-Economic Review. It makes the case that: 'It is …
Slight but important clarification
Tom McDonnell 10/05/2011
Tom McDonnell: I believe I was slightly taken out of context in the Irish Times today. I was quoted as saying “...austerity measures would not …
Towards the Good Society
Sinéad Pentony 20/04/2011
Sinéad Pentony: As the debt, fiscal and economic crises rumble on, and as fire-fighting policy responses continue, it can be difficult to think …
Myths of the Irish Crisis: Wages and Competitiveness
14/04/2011
TASC has just issued a new discussion paper by TASC economist (and PE blogger) Tom McDonnell examining two distinct but related claims. First that …
Facing Up to Reality II: The Methodological Flaw in An Bord Snip Nua
12/04/2011
This post follows on from a previous contribution. Michael Taft: In the previous post, we saw how billions of fiscal contraction has led to little …
Facing up to reality: Austerity is an obstacle to deficit reduction
11/04/2011
This is the first part of a two-part post. Michael Taft: On Sunday, Colm McCarthy wrote: ‘ . . .the programme for budgetary correction needs to be …
Reviewing the Universal Social Charge
Tom McDonnell 11/03/2011
Tom McDonnell: The new Programme for Government is, perhaps understandably, light on detail in many areas. The document is highly aspirational in …
Progressive London conference
Sinéad Pentony 04/03/2011
Sinéad Pentony: Progressive London is a broad alliance for progressive policies, and they hosted their annual conference on 19th February, bringing …
Research indicates reducing JLC rates will cost Exchequer and depress consumer demand
02/03/2011
Research published last week by TASC indicates that any moves to reduce Joint Labour Committee rates will involve significant direct and indirect …
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Contributors
Nat O'Connor
Dr Nat O’Connor is Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD, a fellow of the UCD …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …