Notes on the Front

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

Month: March 2020

  • The New Normal and the Old Normal

    We’re all fiscal expansionists now.   From the fiscal orthodoxy to the radicals of the Left there is one message:  throw money at it, don’t worry about the deficit, do whatever…


  • Nationalising Dog Walking

    Not quite.  But in Portugal the Carnide local authority, a small suburb in Lisbon, is offering a dog walking service for older people who can’t come out due to the…


  • Cynical and Irresponsible

    ISME’s threat to the wage subsidy scheme is irresponsible and cynical.  According to the Irish Times:  ‘An employers’ group threatened to advise its members to ignore the State’s scheme to…


  • The New Political Economy of the Coronavirus

    There is now a danger that the economy will suffer deep and long-lasting harm arising from the coronavirus.  Unfortunately (but inevitably), the virus has exposed major flaws in our income…


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