Notes on the Front

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

Month: February 2015

  • The Politics of Breathing Space – or Why the Irish Government Can’t Let Syriza ‘Win’

    It is difficult to make sense of the EU governments’ attitude towards Greece – not if we’re using rational measurements.  There was a deal on the table – as reported…


  • Sacrificing Our Young

    It is often stated that everyone has made sacrifices during this crisis.  Whatever about ‘everyone’, there are certain groups that clearly have ‘made sacrifices’; or, rather, have been sacrificed. And…


  • The French Elephant in the Room

    How do EU countries manage to provide better public services and income supports than us?  And are the Irish willing to pay for European-style public services (the implication being we…


  • Debt? What Debt?

    With the Dail to debate a private members motion from Catherine Murphy, TD calling for support for a European Debt Conference, it is worth looking over Ireland’s debt numbers; especially…


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