An interesting video on the jobs (debt) you’ll create! One of the great things about the internet is the democratization of opinion (it is perhaps also the downside!), and this piece is an i... Continue reading
Feasta & Smart Taxes Conference: September 22nd & 23rd Feasta and the Smart Taxes Network are holding a conference on the 22nd & 23rd of September in the Mont Clare Hotel in Dublin 2. Th... Continue reading
Debt relief without moral hazard. I put on my thinking caps last week and drafted a paper called 'Designing a Debt Relief programme with minimal moral hazard to address ... Continue reading
Landlord statistics are wrong…. depending on how you read them! I had a wonderful debate today on Newstalk where we discussed the rental market, Threshold sent in their Chairperson Aideen Hayden. The... Continue reading
The ‘Cost’ of Regulation David McWilliams hit an interesting point in today's piece in the Independent about having 'too much regulation', and how it may repel ... Continue reading
What will come of it all? Eurobonds? Probably not… If you look at the dynamic of the crisis to date you see the following flow (broadly but not exactly) 1. Sub-prime mortgages in the US... Continue reading
Propertypin proves nothing on Rent Allowance (other than that their figures are wrong) There was an interesting post on ThePropertyPin that I came across on twitter and in reading the analysis I was struck by the statistic... Continue reading
Eurosceptic – what will happen to the Euro? There is a fine line between credible and incredible, and I don't know how to spot it. Continue reading
The Scott Williams show Financial Advice Clinic (3rd August 2011) If you were listening to the Scott Williams Show on Q102 and heard Karl Deeter talking about personal finance then you may have wanted ... Continue reading