This Fiscal Pact makes no sense in the current political and economic climate. It also, again, needs to be reiterated that the fiscal pact/stability treaty would NOT have prevented our current crisis, so is therefore not the “solution”. We here in Ireland and across Europe stand on a precipice and must take time and effort [...]
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“The morning after…. ” A Risk Assessment of the Fiscal Stability Treaty Vote
May 17, 2012
” The morning after……. Supporting a ” yes” vote in this referendum is one of the most difficult decisions I have had to make, politically. My ability to represent my constituents was taken away by the Intergovernmental nature of the Fiscal Compact Treaty. The European Parliament, in particular, the Socialist Group, was hostile to the Treaty. It was [...]
The New Right in Europe
May 17, 2012
With the recent surge seen in the far right in Europe, are they promising people something they can deliver on or are they going to fall flat? In the recent French elections, Marie Le Pen promised to look at the rights of workers and played the left wing card hoping to appeal to those whom [...]
The New Right in Europe
May 17, 2012
With the recent surge seen in the far right in Europe, are they promising people something they can deliver on or are they going to fall flat? In the recent French elections, Marie Le Pen promised to look at the rights of workers and played the left wing card hoping to appeal to those whom [...]
Michael Lowry Case Makes a Mockery of the Standards in Public Office Legislation
May 13, 2012
Anybody who has been following this case over the last few weeks will be aware of Lowry’s non declaration in the Dail Register of Member’s Interest of his ownership of 11 acres of land in Tipperary:The Oireachtas register of members’ interests states Mr Lowry is a director of Abbeygreen Consulting Ltd and of Garuda Ltd. [...]
Mr. Aphorisms Reads the Fiscal Stability Treaty
May 8, 2012
I have to say, this really is an insane Treaty created by madmen. I went through the government “your guide” pamphlet that was given to me by the landlord today. As already said, the Treaty is a complete eradication of all sovereignty and the capitulation to E.U demands. First of all, the main jist of [...]
The Changing Tide in Greek and European Politics
May 7, 2012
Just back from the shelter, and, with 1% of the vote still to be checked and allocated, looking at the good news that – ND/PASOK DO NOT HAVE A MAJORITY. They are combined at 149 seats, 2 short of the majority they need. – SYRIZA has managed to out perform PASOK (iow took a load [...]
The Mahon Tribunal – AIB and O’Callahan. It wasn’t just the Politicians you know
April 6, 2012
AIB, despite their denials, was found by the Mahon report to have known about two £10,000 payments, one each for Liam Lawlor and Colm McGrath, despite the two payments being treated as ‘expenses’ in accounts (and falsely ascribed to Tom Gilmartin by O’Callaghan). AIB was found to have been aware that over £80,000 was put aside by O’Callaghan and Dunlop [...]
Why We Owe Tom Gilmartin a Debt of Gratitude and an Apology
March 26, 2012
It’s about time that this was said - the Mahon Tribunal report is a nearly complete vindication of Tom Gilmartin. Without him, no-one would know about Bertie Ahern, Frank Dunlop, or the corruption ring that infested Irish life in the 1990s. Tom Gilmartin has been shown by the report to be the man who gave the Tribunal its biggest success [...]
Australia’s media war- the miners and bankers are taking over
February 13, 2012
At the moment there’s alot of discussion about Gina Rinehart (Australia’s richest person) and her newly purchased 14% stake in the Fairfax Media company, which owns among others influential titles such as The Age and the Financial Review. ‘The Age’ is seen by many as being the Australian equivalent of the Guardian, while the Financial Review concentrates on [...]
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