Privatise the public sector
May 21, 2009
Privatise the public sector it is such a drain on the economy and is bankrupting the state especially with the implementation of the benchmarking scheme well done Berte another issue you caved on.even consider privatising the heath system at least then there would be more efficiency and accountability look at Belgium fully privatised and the…
Hung out to dry, but the Jugglers must survive
May 20, 2009
Two years ago, in the book and accompanying TV series ‘The Generation Game’ I suggested that the imminent recession would be severe and would affect the generations differently.
Dramatic Wind/Hydro solution to Ireland’s Economic problems
May 20, 2009
Hi David, We could use your and others in the Blogging community blog to spread an important message and create debate. Have a look at my blog yesterday… http://earthanduniverse.blogspot.com/2009/05/ireland-can-prosper-within-5-years.html More importantly please go to www.SpiritofIreland.org This is a powerful solution to Ireland’s problems designed by professional volunteers and there are no big business interests trying…
Employment – Easy 30,000 jobs in the services sector
May 20, 2009
An easy way to create more than 30,000 jobs in the services sector for Irish nationals who are currently on the dole is to remove the right of non-EU students to pursue employment in the state. Most of the genuine students (going to Universities, ITs etc..) don’t use this right anyway. Its only used by…
Tweak our welfare system
May 20, 2009
There has has been a lot of talk and rumours of people scamming the system, and even foreign people flying into the country with the sole purpose of collecting our generous dole, I think our system needs to be tweaked and better monitored. My suggestion would be to bring in finger print analysis, meaning every…
Why bail out our bust banks?
May 17, 2009
Last Wednesday morning, the dole queue on High Road in Letterkenny extended for about half a mile, out past the social welfare office, up past the Mace supermarket and on up towards the roundabout and De Valera Road. Up to the right is the ghost estate of empty houses which will never sell and will be used to house welfare recipients – locals and immigrants.
Collapse in house prices will be good for economy
May 13, 2009
Many people in recent weeks have tried to explain what is happening to the economy.
How can we visualise why credit has dried up? How do we rationalise the fact that we went from a situation of so much money we didn’t know what to do with it, to a situation of no cash at all? Where did it all go?
Collapse in house prices will be good for economy
May 13, 2009
Many people in recent weeks have tried to explain what is happening to the economy.
How can we visualise why credit has dried up? How do we rationalise the fact that we went from a situation of so much money we didn’t know what to do with it, to a situation of no cash at all? Where did it all go?
Leviathan: The Economy vs The Environment
May 13, 2009
19 May 2009 20:00 – 23:00 Button Factory (formerly Temple Bar Music Centre), Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland In association with Delta Index Join host David McWilliams for a fiery public conversation on how environmental issues and the green agenda are compromised by economic crisis or whether they can be mutually beneficial. Everyone knows…
Exposing the lie of the land
May 11, 2009
Take a long look at the chart below. Digest it. Maybe look again if you have to. This happened in the most sophisticated economy in the world.
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