Notes on the Front

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

Category: Recession Diaries

  • July 8th Lunchtime: The Recession Diaries

    Thank god someone is talking common sense.  Tom O’Connor, economist at the Cork Institute of Technology, was on Morning Ireland arguing that rather than cutting expenditure, we should be looking…


  • July 7th After Tea-time Pints: The Recession Diaries

    Out for pints with a friend who treats Exchequer monthly returns like the Racing Post – forever checking the forms of the various revenue streams and then predicting the next…


  • July 7th Afternoon: The Recession Diaries

    Some people ask me – why is everything collapsing? Okay – so there aren’t a whole lot of houses being built. Can that possibly explain this sudden drop? The last…


  • The Recession Diaries

    Apologies for being away for so long – work pressure and all.  And what a time – recession time!  It’s hard to know what is more depressing:  the fact of…


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