Austerity, Growth and Germany’s Europe Policy
By Jenny O’Connor ~ CounterPunch ~ Published: July 5th 2012. A major qualm many have with the Fiscal Compact is the implication underlying it that sensible and frugal wealthy European countries such as Germany must get the irresponsible and spendthrift indebted countries to sign up to a set of guarantees before handing them more money. … Read more
What Happens if Ireland Votes No?
By Jenny O’Connor ~ Irish Left Review ~ Published: May 29th 2012. Would Ireland be able to secure a second bailout? The Yes campaign claim that, in the event of a No vote, Ireland would be denied EU funding should she require a second bailout. The No campaign claim that a second bailout could be … Read more
The Fiscal Compact Treaty; a sheep in wolf’s clothing?
By Jenny O’Connor ~ Politico ~ Published: May 17th 2012; Irish Left Review ~ Published: May 22nd 2012 The debate on the Fiscal Compact Treaty in Ireland has been dominated by duel scaremongering arguments; the threat of institutionalised austerity on one side and the threat of discontinued ECB funding on the other. The result has … Read more
