IN the following pages Village publishes the Ansbacher dossier which ‘Authorised Officer’ Gerard Ryan has been attempting to submit to the Public Accounts Committee
Opinion
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By Sinéad Pentony. The EU Social Justice Index developed by the Bertelsmann Stiftung Foundation does not make for smiley reading in Ireland. Ireland is ranked 18th out of 28 countries, well below the EU average. The top three countries for social justice are Sweden, Finland and Denmark. (Chart 2 shows the overall rankings). The Index […]
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All changed…
By John Gormley. Was it a mere co-incidence that the election of Paul Murphy took place at the same time as the biggest ever anti-water charge demonstration; or was it just a case of Jungian synchronicity? Jung’s theory on the ‘collective unconscious’ can sometimes be a better guide to understanding history than a description of […]
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Chimerical competitiveness
Any fool can see, and the detail of recent surveys confirm, improvements have been mimimal
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Village has always tended to support a vision of equality of outcome in society. Unfortunately, the most widely supported form of equality is equality of opportunity. Since it has more of the qualities of “freedom” than of “equality” even Margaret Thatcher revered it, for example. Unfortunately, too many human rights these days are being pursued […]
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Increase the minimum wage in our low-labour-cost economy to incentivise work
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Charities Regulator: make role broad.
By Niall Crowley Regulator should ensure charities are rights-focused, independent and frugal; promote equality and social justice and are accountable to users. It is not clear how much longer the Central Remedial Clinic can command our headlines. They are doing their best. We cannot be sure who will follow them into the hot seat. Rehab […]