The chance to be transformative for the nation is rare for any individual or group. Ministers for finance get a go at it every year. This may be the last budget that can be ambitious in structural terms for some time to come and it is too good a chance to waste.
For 10,000 years, cities have been labour markets. But that might be true any more.
FDI flows towards China have weakened dramatically over the last 12 months, and they have now ground to a complete halt. Is the huge fall in China-bound FDI a reflection of globalisation going into reverse, or corporate de-risking?
We need to move beyond the short-term obsession and the archaic constraints of our traditional budgetary approach. We need to make and win the case in Brussels for splitting the capital budget from the current budget, and to fund the former separately.
Brand's calcified persona was met with appreciation by men and global systems, most notably after the third wave of feminism in the 1990s – almost as if his presence alone told women that they should be nothing more than quiet, f**kable, and willing to do what they were told.
The town of Sligo lost one of Ireland’s great traders recently. His seven-decade career covered the era of the mighty transatlantic liners to the first credit card used in his shop. And on Dublin, women occupy an artistic pantheon, not a year too soon.
Fingal County Council's outgoing director of housing and community development discusses the north Dublin local authority's experience of developing quality homes and supporting community infrastructure at pace and at scale.
Valuations are down. Vacancies are up. And commercial property transactions are at a “standstill”. If the sector wants to avoid carnage, its needs to repurpose the space - and quickly.
Dublin's proposed ban on the demolition of large buildings is intended to reduce carbon emissions. It will increase carbon emissions, increase housing costs, lengthen commutes and reduce walkability.
The Polaroid photos of my trip to Sardinia with the mountains, the beaches, and my friends are pinned next to my desk, just to remind me that in moving back to Europe, I became the equivalent of an American billionaire seemingly overnight.
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