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part of the situation (which I think also has particular resonance to Ireland) is that Cyprus developed such a large banking sector to its own economic benefit (or at least to the benefits of different...
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In Cyprus the depositors effectively are the Banks. If you want the Banks to pay then what is the alternative to taking from depositors? The options seem pretty clear, burn depositors, EU taxpayers or...
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Then, cells that destroy bacteria and cell debris wipe out the yeast. This will ensure that you treat the right disease when you take the medication. Finding the best vaginal yeast infection remedy...
View ArticleComment on What you want to say… Open Thread, 20th March 2013 by 6to5against
It also gives the lie to the oft quoted mantra that free university education was just a subsidy for the middle class.
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Agree totally. The Irish have indulged in similar neo liberal policies with many concessions mainly the low corporate tax and managed to persuade the population that its the patriotic thing to support...
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There are no bondholders to burn. There are. This deal was designed to protect holders of Cypriot paper (‘sovereign bondholders’). There is, as the FT Alphaville puts it, a hedge fund manager in...
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Best of luck LATC. Hope it goes well for you and greatly heartened to hear you sounding so optimistic.
View ArticleComment on Left TDs and Councillors call for vote for Seamus McDonagh in...
Of course the immediate demands are in constant flux and become more radical as the class struggle develops but that is not what I am criticising the WP for. What I am criticising you for is presenting...
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No, a manifesto such as being proposed now in 2013 in Meath-East will not bring about a socialist society and economy. It’s not a question of lying to anyone. What is on the cards right now is simply...
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I don’t think it’s dishonest either. Anyone who examines the WP’s approach will know that their aim is the revolutionary transformation of this society. It’s not exactly hidden. Which makes the...
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RP Trotsky called for the American CL later SWP to support the CPUSA candidate in I think the 1932 elections. You derive from this tradition. For me the bottom line is no to the Troika and non to...
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Lots on the Irish Worker League in Emmet O’Connor ‘Reds and the Green: Ireland, Russia and the Communist International 1919-43′. Although a section of the Comintern, Larkin used it largely as a vehicle...
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LATC & WbS – except that is not what is being presented. This manifesto says it is about fixing the system so that it will no longer benefit the elites and will instead benefit working people. It...
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Thanks a million for that David.
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I’m not sure I agree RP. Firstly if this was an era where there was no internet and no proliferation of information I think some of your criticism would be reasonable, if one took the view that the...
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I wonder was an half-cunning plan by the Cypriot govt to ameliorate the terms of the ‘bailout’ even partially by throwing shapes.
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He’s alright Wbs. I’m hoping to entice him into making a two sentence contribution. I have great faith that he can manage it.
View ArticleComment on That latest Sunday Independent poll… by eamonncork
These polls may mean very little objectively but they’re crucial for a FF recovery. The party’s USP after all is that they’re winners which s why their poor performance at the last election threatened...
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Maybe they were watching ‘ A Very British Coup’.
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