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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe must now decide. Reality has bitten | 25 Jan 2026 | 00:32:33 | |
Carney was right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| A new Berlin Wall moment. Just not quite so good as the last one. | 20 Jan 2026 | 00:31:49 | |
TACO Trump - the last hope? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| World economy in great shape? Not so fast! | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:30:28 | |
Things look great. Until we look deeper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Looking backwards, looking forwards. | 29 Dec 2025 | 00:38:28 | |
Thanks to all our listeners Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'A numbed & dumbed generation'. Is it too late to regulate tech? Or is it now too big to fail? | 22 Dec 2025 | 00:46:44 | |
In conversation with Joan Mulvihill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Give the task of managing the domestic economy to the IDA. Restrict the Finance Ministry to bean counting | 19 Dec 2025 | 00:28:29 | |
Bought a book lately? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The assault on Ireland's reputation and soft power. | 16 Dec 2025 | 00:33:50 | |
Some of the punches are landing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Is inflation on the rise again? Britain to rejoin the EU? ChatGPT looks tired. | 13 Dec 2025 | 00:34:30 | |
Starmer looks finished Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Trump declares war on the EU. It's time for someone to stand up. Anyone. | 10 Dec 2025 | 00:31:02 | |
It's time for rage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Maybe Irish corporation taxes are destined never to collapse? Famous last words? The Department of Yes and No | 06 Dec 2025 | 00:33:01 | |
A big week for economic data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| An American Oligarchy takes shape. Russia leads, Trump follows. | 03 Dec 2025 | 00:31:49 | |
OECD economic forecasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| UK & Irish tax & govt. spending: a real drag. An explanation of the the USA - Russia bromance | 29 Nov 2025 | 00:32:44 | |
Vance & co hate Europe because...... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Could anybody get elected in Ireland on a platform of fiscal restraint? Reeves last budget? | 26 Nov 2025 | 00:30:20 | |
A tale of two budgets. Or not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ukraine is sold out by America. The weird connections between Hobbits, right-wing nutjobs and Moscow. | 24 Nov 2025 | 00:31:10 | |
All the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Nationalism: where does it come from? The glue that binds us or the poison that kills us? | 22 Nov 2025 | 00:39:52 | |
In conversation with Professor Shane O'Mara Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ireland gets a new Finance Minister - possibly not the best one available. Trump opens some files. | 20 Nov 2025 | 00:27:58 | |
Zero or lots: the only two numerical concepts allowed to enter the immigration discourse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Another Liz Truss moment for the UK? Clown car government in full view | 15 Nov 2025 | 00:31:18 | |
Irish inflation and the 'New' Housing plan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Trump's superpower: is inflation about to play the role of Kryptonite? | 13 Nov 2025 | 00:34:58 | |
Time to crowdfund the BBC? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Musk's trillion $ wages. AI: boundless possibilities or extinction level event? | 09 Nov 2025 | 00:33:48 | |
Trump Towers everywhere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Does money drive us mad? Discuss. The madness of UK economic policy. | 06 Nov 2025 | 00:30:50 | |
all the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Do tech billionaires have anything to say about how to run the country? They do, but are they worth listening to? | 04 Nov 2025 | 00:35:41 | |
Maybe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Irish economy shrinks....but is up double digits. Keir Starmer: MIA. All the latest data. | 31 Oct 2025 | 00:33:40 | |
AIAIAIAIAIA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Economic growth: it's more mysterious, more fragile and more unusual than you can possibly imagine | 24 Oct 2025 | 00:33:23 | |
Some reflections in the wake of the recent Nobel Prize for economics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| AI is everywhere apart from the data. Trump crowns himself and dumps on Americans. | 22 Oct 2025 | 00:30:41 | |
Stock markets go up, again Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Will boredom rather than Trump scupper Ireland's success? Latest data. House prices again. | 20 Oct 2025 | 00:27:49 | |
Too few taxpayers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| China is winning. The next industrial revolution will be just like first: based on cheap energy. | 16 Oct 2025 | 00:36:56 | |
The IMF says the global economy is in surprisingly reasonable shape Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Why the next bust is going to be particularly nasty. What would a business-friendly budget look like? | 14 Oct 2025 | 00:34:32 | |
The trend is your friend. Until it bends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Budget 2026. And a bit on current market madness | 09 Oct 2025 | 00:25:53 | |
A strategic budget? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| France is broken. Britain is broken. Ireland is not. So stop trying to fix it | 07 Oct 2025 | 00:40:17 | |
AI does not understand. Humans do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The evils of social media & the internet's 'enshittification'. The great AI Bubble: when will it burst? | 05 Oct 2025 | 00:35:22 | |
The EU needs to shrink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Dishonest tax policy on both sides of the Irish sea. Green is good economics. | 02 Oct 2025 | 00:31:20 | |
Radical suggestions and enviable certainty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Digital ID: coming soon to a country near you. Immigration & the economy. | 28 Sep 2025 | 00:36:02 | |
Farage or Burnham for next UK PM? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Economic resilience - don't take it for granted. Just ask Argentina | 24 Sep 2025 | 00:29:57 | |
Latest update from the OECD. And walking for good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Budgets loom in Ireland & the UK. The fiscal contrast grows ever more stark. | 21 Sep 2025 | 00:30:46 | |
Trump trashes the Constitution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The UK love bombs Trump. Markets go all in on AI | 18 Sep 2025 | 00:33:32 | |
Jim's walk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Don't mention the war. Is it possible to be optimistic? Sincere and performative beliefs | 14 Sep 2025 | 00:40:09 | |
Some automation would be a very good thing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Have the limits of democracy been reached? France suggests yes. But all the alternatives are still much worse. | 11 Sep 2025 | 00:36:54 | |
America opts for ill health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Is Trump rewriting the rules of economics? Should Taiwan give up now? | 08 Sep 2025 | 00:33:44 | |
Needed: Moral clarity and policy effectiveness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Raising a flag to mark the demise of Western civilisation. Buying gold and selling...everything? | 03 Sep 2025 | 00:31:39 | |
Is there a little bit of racism in all of us? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The UK Chancellor damages the economy, the Prime Minister-in-waiting sullies the country | 29 Aug 2025 | 00:37:06 | |
An Irish presidential hopeful that Jim can support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ireland is one of the richest, most equal societies on earth. Go figure. | 24 Aug 2025 | 00:33:29 | |
How did wind and solar become a matter of anti-wokism? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Peace in our time? Probably not. 'MAGA Marxism' - count the ironies, follow the money | 20 Aug 2025 | 00:32:49 | |
Read before commenting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ireland is distorting EU economic data. The tyranny of the minority. Tariffs & inflation | 16 Aug 2025 | 00:32:18 | |
A theory of everything that is going wrong Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Can The EU survive MAGA? The ultimate test looms. | 13 Aug 2025 | 00:30:16 | |
A worthwhile Canadian initiative: stand up to Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Unemployment rises for the first time in a while. Tax receipts still booming. | 10 Aug 2025 | 00:34:28 | |
ChatGPT5 is here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Don't hand the country's infrastructure to Musk. Or Bezos. Or any tech bro | 07 Aug 2025 | 00:31:45 | |
Trump plays with bond market fire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Is data on the US now fundamentally corrupted? | 03 Aug 2025 | 00:29:33 | |
All exports to the US to go through the six counties? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Trump bends reality - but for how long? | 31 Jul 2025 | 00:30:30 | |
The EU's abject humiliation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Leprechaun economics spreads. Flooding the zone in the US & UK - will Ireland be next? | 26 Jul 2025 | 00:32:33 | |
Farage looks like a shoe-in for Prime Minister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| A cunning plan. It might just work ! | 23 Jul 2025 | 00:30:22 | |
Long thought to be extinct - evidence of strategic thinking spotted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||