Category Archives: budget 2011

The Televangelist Taoiseach – if you have faith the country will recover.

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

There was great excitement yesterday when it became apparent that our Taoiseach can speak intelligibly. Some in Fianna Fáil even said they were happy for him to lead them into the next general election after all because, now that Brian … Continue reading →

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Bludget 2011

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

So, what does this budget mean for you? Less money for more work? Yes, but you knew that anyway. Imminent poverty aside, the really interesting thing about this budget, in fact the only thing that remained unknown before it was announced … Continue reading →

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The rich borrow and the poor repay

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

The government is devising budgetary policies on the basis that if they’re not popular then they must be right. The thought process goes something like this: Because the populist policies pursued by successive Fianna Fáil-led governments managed to bankrupt the … Continue reading →

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