Trust me – I’m not an economist.
1. Quit your job.
Let’s face it – there’s a good chance that, within the next few months, you’re going to be a victim of ‘outsourcing’, ‘downsizing’ or ‘restructuring’, so why not take control, get in there first and tell them where they can stick their lousy job? You [...]
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It’s official. Ireland is in the grip of a recession. The government has spent months studiously avoiding the ‘R Word’, instead using such beautiful euphemisms as ‘we’re experiencing a tightening of circumstances in the economy’. But now it’s official. The elephant in the room can no longer be ignored. We’re dooooomed!
But it’s not all bad. [...]
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Is that you find yourself effectively ‘on the same side’ as these wankers.
The above owners of incredibly punchable faces are all members of the United Kingdom Independence Party. Because of them, I very nearly voted ‘Yes’. They don’t just have a few legitimate issues with some aspects of the Lisbon Treaty. In fact, they probably [...]
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“No”
“I’m sorry… what did you say?”
“I said no!”
“Hang on a minute, while I kick you several times in the testicles…”
“Actually, when I said ‘no’, what I actually meant was ‘yes’”
As Ireland travels into this supposed period of political uncertainty, with question-marks allegedly dangling precariously over our EU future, it’s reassuring that, even in this period [...]
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