Matthew Taylor's blog on the economy is worth reading. He's wise, clever and imaginative (as demonstrated by becoming a board member of Newscounter!)
He says things will never be the same again. But we don't yet know how profoundly because this crisis is not over. It probably won't stop with banks. But by what criteria should governments intervene? If the market for internet advertising collapses, should a government support Google? It is far more inter-connected, with a bigger customer base and more dependants than any AIG or HBOS.
Review of 'The Taoiseach' in The Irish Catholic
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rom William Cosgrave to Simon Harris: Irish leaders since 1922
by Felix Larkin
This collection of essays about the sixteen men who have led Irish
govern...
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