Category: Inequality
TASC launches discussion paper on debt and banking crisis
19/05/2011
TASC today launched a discussion paper by TASC policy analyst (and PE blogger) Tom McDonnell, The Debt and Banking Crisis: Progressive Approaches for …
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 …
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Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …
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