Notes on the Front

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

Month: January 2015

  • The Very Real Cost of Rising Inequality

    Inequality is one of those concepts that for many people remain somewhat abstract and amorphous.  There are few that are against equality, but it has difficult gaining traction in the…


  • If This Isn’t an Emergency, What is?

    If five percent of the population suddenly fell ill to an unknown disease a national emergency would be called.  Government agencies and health professionals would be brought together under the…


  • The New Fiscal Enemy Within: The Elderly

    “Old people don't need companionship. They need to be isolated and studied so that it can be determined what nutrients they have that might be extracted for our personal use.”…


  • The New Fiscal Enemy Within: The Elderly

    “Old people don’t need companionship. They need to be isolated and studied so that it can be determined what nutrients they have that might be extracted for our personal use.”…


  • Syriza Comes to Ireland’s (and the Eurozone’s) Rescue

    Everyone in Ireland, regardless of their political orientation or party-political affiliation, should be hoping Syriza wins the upcoming Greek election and forms the next government. Why?  Because their proposals on…


  • The Era of Making Ends Meet

    2015 will be all about making ends meet; or rather, not making ends meet.  Gone are the drama days of the last few years – NAMA, bondholder debt, collapsing employment…


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