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On the road to nowhere

15th July, 2009

Much play has been made of the Green’s decision to vote against a procedure in the Seanad last night and then abstain on the......

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Oireachtas Parliamentary Fellowship

10th July, 2009

I’ve been informed that the Houses of the Oireachtas have launched a Parliamentary Fellowship to mark the 90th anniversary if Dail Eireann. This fellowship......

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Jobseekers Allowance acting as poverty trap

10th July, 2009

The rules governing the Jobseekers Allowance- which entitles a jobseeker to return to full-time education in order to equip themselves with the necessary training......

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The Politics of Austerity.

1st July, 2009

Read some excellent articles on this broad theme over the last number of days. The first was in the available in the Economist: This......

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The New World

16th June, 2009

Excellent piece in today’s FT by Mohamed El Erian on the challenges facing policy makers and politicians in the new economic world, it’s available......

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