Posts by Dr Nat O'Connor
Dr Nat O'Connor @natpolicy
Dr Nat O’Connor is Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD, a fellow of the UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy and former Director of TASC. Nat also previously worked at Age Action, the Labour Party, Ulster University and the Homeless Agency. You can find him on LinkedIn (natoconnor) and TwitterX @natpolicy.
Obama on Income Equality and Economic Recovery
Nat O'Connor 26/01/2012
Nat O'Connor: President Obama used his State of the Union address 2012 to highlight income inequality. His speech is only one of a number of examples …
Time for Plan B
Nat O'Connor 20/01/2012
Nat O'Connor: Austerity policies are not working. I was one of 59 signatories of a letter in today's Irish Times calling for Plan B. Plan B must …
The data being sent to IMF and EU bodies should be public
Nat O'Connor 10/01/2012
Nat O'Connor: The latest IMF report on Ireland has an important annex: Annex 1. Provision of data (pages 81-82), which gives a list of "indicators …
Stiglitz and Job Creation
Nat O'Connor 04/01/2012
Nat O'Connor: Joseph Stiglitz has an interesting three-page article in Vanity Fair where he reassesses the causes of, and therefore necessary …
TASC's Response to the Public Spending Announcements
Nat O'Connor 05/12/2011
Nat O'Connor: We have made an initial response to the Budget 2012 public spending announcments. The reforms to the budgetary process could be a …
Let's Have More Budget Transparency
Nat O'Connor 21/11/2011
Nat O'Connor: Seán Whelan on RTÉ Six One News last Friday quipped that democratically elected representatives were the first to see Michael …
Solving the Euro Crisis without Germany Paying More
Nat O'Connor 18/11/2011
Nat O'Connor: It seems that domestic politics in Germany are focused on dealing with a perception by German taxpayers that they are at risk of …
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 …
The Future of Europe?
Nat O'Connor 06/10/2011
Nat O'Connor: What do the following people have in common? Tony Blair, Marek Belka, Jacques Delors, Felipe González, Jakob Kellenberger, Mario …
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