Monthly Archives: June 2012

Independent Thinking

Posted on June 7, 2012 by admin

Give independent scholars their funding due, says Peter Geoghegan: while the academy is ‘rethinking’, they are busy doing.   Credit: Miles Cole A few years ago, I attended a panel discussion on “the challenge of non-university researchers”, held at Queen’s … Continue reading →

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RTE World Report

Posted on June 7, 2012 by admin

I made my debut on RTE’s excellent World Report on Sunday, June 3. My contribution, about the Yes Scotland launch in Edinburgh and the campaign for independence, is the third piece in. Click here to listen to my World Report … Continue reading →

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LRB Blog: Yes Scotland

Posted on June 7, 2012 by admin

‘Go on, Dougie,’ the man beside me shouted. His silver and blue lapel pin twinkled in the wan light of Screen 7 at Cineworld in Edinburgh. To my left, a woman beat her foot as Dougie MacLean shuffled with his … Continue reading →

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Despite Yes Vote, Fiscal Treaty Outcome Still Uncertain

Posted on June 7, 2012 by admin

The people of Ireland have spoken. But what exactly have they said? The vote to accept the Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union – or, more snappily, the fiscal treaty – was certainly decisive: around three … Continue reading →

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Growing divide in an austerity-stricken Ireland

Posted on June 7, 2012 by admin

ALMOST as soon as first ballot boxes were opened yesterday morning, it was clear the fiscal treaty referendum was not going to go the way of the rerun Nice and Lisbon votes. Just a handful of constituencies voted No, even … Continue reading →

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Uncertainty prevails as Irish vote on fiscal treaty for eurozone

Posted on June 7, 2012 by admin

Ireland went to the polls yesterday in the only referendum being held on the new fiscal treaty in the European Union, which it hopes will alleviate the ongoing eurozone crisis. The fiscal treaty, agreed by leaders of 25 of the … Continue reading →

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Irish set to lose either way

Posted on June 7, 2012 by admin

Whatever voters decide on the stability treaty, the figures don’t add up, the words won’t last long and it won’t help the eurozone crisis, writes Peter Geoghegan Few people have had such a major impact on recent Irish political life … Continue reading →

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LRB Blog: A Moment of Clarity

Posted on June 7, 2012 by admin

On Wednesday afternoon, excerpts from a speech by the Irish finance minister Michael Noonan to the Bloomberg Ireland Economic Summit in Dublin, purportedly copied from the Irish Times website, appeared on PoliticalWorld.org. The contributor, PaddyJoe, accused the newspaper of removing … Continue reading →

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Local Currencies: The Road to Financial Safety

Posted on June 7, 2012 by admin

As small businesses struggle to find support from the banks, Peter Geoghegan suggests now is the time to look at an alternative way to finance retail firms It’s official: the UK is back in recession. On the day Rupert Murdoch … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sightlines by Kathleen Jamie.

Posted on June 7, 2012 by admin

‘Keep looking, even when there’s nothing much to see,’ Scottish writer Kathleen Jamie cautions, midway through this delicate, thoughtful collection of essays. ‘That way your eye learns what’s common, so when the uncommon appears, your eye will tell you.’ Jamie, … Continue reading →

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