28 leading economists, social scientists and economic analysts set out an alternative course which could well provide the basis for a new political manifesto. (published in The Irish Times, Mon, Mar 08, 2010) In this open letter, 28 leading economists, social scientists and economic analysts tell the Government that it’s policies for dealing with the economic crisis are wrong. And they chart a different course THE GOVERNMENT’S economic strategy is …Read more
The Holistic Budget
If US can do it in 10, we can do it in 5
This is Al Gore’s speech exhorting Americans to change to a carbon-free economy in ten years. The United States is …Read more
The Reinvention of Urban Dublin…? with possibly a little help from Jaime Lerner?
Re the dreary turf war between Luas and Irish Rail over Broadstone, which according to today’s Irish Times Luas and …Read more
Modest Proposals for the Next Irish Government
I’ve been meaning to do this for a long time, particularly since I got an email from William Wall about …Read more
You are what you grow
An excellent piece on food, subsidies, and why so many of the poor in the US and elsewhere are obese, …Read more
Ireland and Packaging waste: facts and figures
Here we go again, Ireland at the bottom of a league, this time along with France when it comes to …Read more
Waste and what it means
I received a flyer through my letterbox from an independent candidate for Dublin Central, Cieran Perry. His main plank is …Read more
A more “holistic” approach
Coastal conflicts such as that involving the Corrib gas project in north Mayo could be avoided if member states took …Read more
Transported : Draft 1(b) of an argument for Free Public Transport
NB This is a very rough draft. I originally posted this on the alternative party forum, now defunct, and haven’t …Read more
The Holistic Budget
So what is the holistic budget? Simplistically put, it is a budget which addresses all of the implications of a …Read more