Notes on the Front

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

Month: March 2023

  • Profits Driving Inflation

    With inflation rising unexpectedly in February (and at one of the fastest monthly rates since the beginning of the crisis) the question being increasingly asked is:  are profits driving inflation? …


  • Policy without Evidence, Strategy without Goals

    ‘Facts are meaningless.  You can use facts to prove anything that’s remotely true.  Facts schmacts.’ (Homer Simpson) Fact:  private rental accommodation supply is falling.  Between 2016 and 2021, the number…


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