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No vote will cause ‘further austerity’ says Walsh
A No vote to the Fiscal Compact Treaty would lead to greater austerity in Ireland and see the interest rate the State pays on its borrowings increase.
We need a referendum on the austerity treaty
“I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians,” the former French president Charles De Gaulle once said. Indeed he would have been within his rights to substitute the word ‘dangerous’ for ‘serious’.
Government cannot afford to be seen to favour the elite
This time last year Ireland was convulsed – and horrified – by some of the most chaotic political scenes in living memory as the Cowen government disintegrated.
Budget week and EU warnings make life outside of Ireland worth considering for many
Things are heating up - not necessarily in terms of the upcoming festive season - or indeed in regard to outside temperatures, but just in a general sense. After the historic events of the week - the lacklustre Taoiseach State-of-the-nation address on Sunday followed by the half-and-half ‘slash and burn’ budget over Monday and Tuesday, a new force is building. It is not a positive force. The momentous proceedings of the past week put paid to any chance of positive people-power being harnessed. If anything, the spirit is sapped.
Austerity for "Paddy" unless you're in the Dail
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Greek activist to speak at public meeting on EU/IMF bailout
Greek political activist Giannis Koutras will address a public meeting in Galway tomorrow on the issue of the bank and EU/IMF bailouts.
Joe Higgins to address public meeting on EU/IMF bailout
Joe Higgins, the outspoken Socialist Party TD, will be in Galway next week to address a public meeting on the EU/IMF bailout, unemployment, cuts, and the socialist alternative.
