Notes on the Front

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

Month: September 2015

  • Sacrificing the Future

    There are many reasons why people should not return this Fine Gael-led government at the next election.  The Government’s proposed investment programme launched today is one of them.  Simply put,…


  • The Desert of the Irish Debate

    There is an old American saying:  if you have nothing to say, wrap yourself up in the American flag and recite the constitution.  In Ireland, today, if a politician, a…


  • Could We Have a Little Bit of that Corbynomics Over Here?

    Jeremy Corbyn is now leader of the British Labour Party.  A Sunday Times article likens Jeremy to Caligula – an insane, murderous tyrant who appointed his horse Consul.  According to…


  • The €2 Billion Start

    Today, Unite has published its 2016 pre-budget submission.  You can read the full submission here and the summary here.  In short, it calls for a €4.8 billion budget package comprising…


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