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No to privatisation of the ESB
No to privatisation of the ESB
By Dave Keating
George Lee wants to sell off Bord Gais and the lucrative parts of the ESB, supposedly to fund a jobs creation programme. The irony is that in order to sell the ESB, Fine Gael has supported Fianna Fail's policy of cutting the staff of the semi state company in half to just 6,500, with further staff cuts planned. Fine Gael has also supported the government's policy of introducing so called competition in the generation and selling of electricity. This they say is in order "to reduce the price for consumers". However the very opposite has happened.
Taoiseach must clarify – could government have blocked ‘blackmail clause’ and why didn’t it?
Government spokesperson admits connivance in insertion of 'blackmail clause' into ESM Treaty
Government's big stick for referendum 'seriously undermined'
Property & water taxes – What’s needed now to fight austerity?
As the property tax is set to double and water charges are being prepared, Cllr Ruth Coppinger looks back over the campaign against the property tax and on the type of campaign needed now to fight austerity.
EU Austerity Budget – Cuts, cuts, cuts
The Irish government has made much of the fact that it now holds the EU Presidency, chairing meetings of the European Council. It has been proudly proclaiming success in negotiating a new EU budget for 2014 to 2020 (the so-called Multiannual Financial Framework – MFF). What they don’t say, however, that in the position of Presidency, they are pursuing the same austerity policies that they implement in Ireland – imposing unprecedented levels of cuts to the EU budget.
