Notes on the Front

Commentary on Irish Political Economy by Michael Taft, researcher for SIPTU

Month: July 2007

  • Black Friday

    Today is the start of the traditional builders’ August holidays. Today is ‘Black Friday’. It has been designated thus by commentators and industry spokespersons (mostly off the record) who have…

  • The Whinging Class

    In other countries, there is a business class. In Ireland, we have, instead, a whinging class – or at least whinging spokespersons for the Irish business class. And they have…

  • Little Revolutions

    Conor McCabe is doing excellent work on the Census over at Dublin Opinion, undermining lazy analysis that passes into received wisdom, by just . . . well . . looking…

  • Breach Time Again

    The very fabric of social insurance is under attack – from Fianna Fail, the Programme for Government, some media commentators and a general public indifference or lack of knowledge as…

  • Walk the Walk

    The recent study by the Dublin Transport Office surveying the effects of LUAS on traffic flows should make for sober, if unsurprising reading. It shows that in areas serving the…

  • Do Your Own Thing

    It is well and truly open season on the Green Party. In their first private members session Fine Gael moved a motion condemning hospital co-location. Their next motion dealt with…

  • If You Can’t Say Something Nice . . .

    ‘If you can’t something nice . . ‘ goes the old adage. Of course, in the political hurley-burley such sentiments are the first casualty. That, and truth. And never more…

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