Month: January 2008
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Where are the Law-and-Order Parties When You Need Them?
I was taken aback when the recent ‘crime’ figures were produced and not a peep was heard from the ultimate ‘law and order’ party, Fine Gael. They do pride themselves…
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A Super Solution to a Super Problem
Look up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane – No, it’s public sector reform . . . Ah, public sector reform. What a great set of three…
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After the Storm
When caught in a storm, long-term thinking is understandably sacrificed to more short-term concerns – like getting out of the rain. You’re wet, you’re going to get wetter (the bus…
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Missing the Real Story
Spare a thought for Robert O’Byrne. He resents being made ashamed that he is a member of the middle class. He complains that when the homeless die in the streets,…
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Commentary on Irish Political Economy by Michael Taft, researcher for SIPTU
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