Re-Generation Ireland

For the (re)generation of New Ireland based on an ethos of humanism and democratic socialism.

Entries for March, 2009

National Competitiveness Council is just a sham

The National Competitiveness Council released a statement & report on Education and Training in Ireland, designed to lay out measures to increase the quality and flexibility of our T&E sectors to restore a competitive advantage. The points are summarised in a press release for those who don’t want to read the entire report!
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Liberal Policy Choices to Blame for the Crisis

Prof. Sean O Riain (NUIM) on TASC; Progressive Economic Blog

The dishonesty and incompetence of individuals in charge of running and regulating our financial system has been spectacular. However, it should not distract us from the roots of the current economic crisis in a set of policy decisions taken in the late 1990s, under the banner [...]

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The Left-Right divide has never been so clear…

It struck me as I was sitting down watching the Week in Politics, something I actively would have avoided up till a few months ago with all the vigour of an alcoholic pursuing the end of their drink. On one side of the room (appropriately enough the left) there was myself flicking through the diaries [...]

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