Month: September 2010
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William Slattery Imparts Wisdom to the Nation. The Recession Diaries – September 27th
William Slattery of the financial services company State Street, and a member of the McCarthy Committee, has offered some advice to the nation in its time of need. With unemployment…
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Stabilising on the Ocean Floor. The Recession Diaries – September 23rd
Today on News at One the Minister for Finance mentioned ‘stabilisation’ and ‘stabilise’ a number of times to explain away the 2nd quarter National Accounts report which showed the GDP…
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4Steps2Recovery. The Recession Diaries – September 15th
While a nation was parsing the Taoiseach’s metaphorical breathalyser results, the work of providing a clear alternative to his Government’s failed fiscal strategies continued apace. The Community Platform launched its…
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Do They Know What They’re Talking About? The Recession Diaries – September 7th
As we head into ‘budget season’ we’ll get a lot of nonsense. One of the biggest is that we must extend the ‘tax system’ to those who don’t pay any…
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Commentary on Irish Political Economy by Michael Taft, researcher for SIPTU
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