The Left ties itself into knots over the issue of market choice, mostly because the Right have hijacked the idea that only in the market can you have choice, a…

Sean Lemass seems to be back in some fashion.  This is more than mere nostalgia.  With an economy addicted to multi-nationals, property, consumption and private borrowing, no wonder we look…

David McWilliams informs us that we are all, now, middle class. Yet Noel Whelan refers to a powerful middle class whose entrenched interests discourages political parties from enacting progressive reforms.…

Remember the recent Deloitte report on the electricity market, accompanying the publication of the Green Paper on Energy? The overriding headline emerging from the report’s publication was ‘according to Deloitte,…

Fine Gael’s Finance spokesperson, Richard Bruton, wants to be Minister for Finance. If so, he will have to up his game. In response to the Estimates he issued a statement…

The Labour Party’s new policy document, A Fair Deal: Fighting Poverty and Exclusion is truly welcome. Its publication shows why Labour continues to be the leading progressive party in the…

This is the first post.  It is hoped that this weblog can make a contribution to political and economic discussion in Ireland.  I would like to thank Gerry O’Quigley of…

Michael Clifford and Diarmuid Doyle have offered a welcome perspective on the phenomenon known as David McWilliams in the Sunday Tribune (November 12/06).  While it is widely recognised that society…

With Brian Cowen dampening expectations over cuts in stamp duties, it is clear that the PDs and Fine Gael intend to exploit the issue in the run-up to the general…