Notes on the Front

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

Month: April 2012

  • Fiscal Treaty Files: Where Will We Get the Money if we Vote No

    This following was written with Tom McDonnell, Policy Analyst and Economist with TASC. It originally appeared on Progressive-Economy.ie In our first post, we outlined some of Ireland’s financing alternatives; namely…


  • The Minister Speaks from Fantasy Island

    Even when presented with cold hard reality, Government ministers refuse to acknowledge it, preferring to live in a fantasy island.  Spin is one thing, denial is another. Take Lucinda Creighton…


  • Fiscal Treaty Files: The Fiscal Treaty is Unsafe, Uncertain and Unnecessary

    The following is my presentation to the Dail Committee on European Affairs. On behalf of UNITE the Union I would like to put forward seven points regarding the Fiscal Treaty.…


  • The Regressive Season

    Following on from the Household Charge debacle the Government intends to introduce (a) water meter installation charges, (b) water metering charges, (c) residential property charges.  This is a heavy agenda…


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