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A tax suggestion for the recession
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kenanddot wrote 3 months ago: Ken writes: Why do we have a tiered system of income tax in Ireland instead of a flat tax? Because i … more →
Another way to be a bad parent
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kenanddot wrote 4 months ago: Dot writes: oh great: turns out we shouldn’t be letting Hugh eat ham or salami, because it put … more →
A penny drops about mortgage rates
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kenanddot wrote 4 months ago: ken writes: On the wireless this morning commentators were discussing the recent decision by the Per … more →
Insensitivity
kenanddot wrote 5 months ago: Dot writes: on Wednesday night both Ken and I woke in the small hours and noticed that the rain soun … more →
boom, bust and the dark winter
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kenanddot wrote 5 months ago: Ken writes: From the Irish Times: While we complain about how tough times are now, things are still … more →
Gay Marriage
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kenanddot wrote 7 months ago: Ken writes: Peter Tatchell was on Matt Cooper today along with someone from Fianna Fail when they di … more →
Health debate
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kenanddot wrote 8 months ago: Dot writes: The Biopsy Report has an interesting post on the debate over access to health-care … more →
Let's hear it for more tax!
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kenanddot wrote 9 months ago: Ken writes: Public commentators in Ireland, like the greatly admired Matt Cooper, in today’s I … more →
Reasons to march
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kenanddot wrote 9 months ago: Ken writes: I didn’t have time on Saturday to compose a proper justification for going on the … more →
Today, we march
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kenanddot wrote 9 months ago: Ken writes: I’m dragging us out to the workers’ protest march in Dublin today. Dot is co … more →
Us and them in the Irish economy
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kenanddot wrote 10 months ago: Dot writes: in his book Violence, Slavoj Zizek says roughly the following about envy: given the choi … more →
Ethical question
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kenanddot wrote 10 months ago: Dot writes: is it immoral to set exam questions you wouldn’t in a million years choose to answ … more →
Images of Englishness III
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kenanddot wrote 1 year ago: Dot writes: I grew up – or spent my teens, at least – thinking it was a bit rubbish to b … more →
Previously unnoticed connection between Barack Obama and Bob the Builder
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kenanddot wrote 1 year ago: Dot writes: B’rack Obama Can we fix it? B’rack Obama Yes we can! Update on 8th November: … more →
Infant bonding and violence
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kenanddot wrote 1 year ago: Dot writes: I was doing some internet searches in connection with my academic work and I came across … more →
Hey, minister, leave those toddlers alone!
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kenanddot wrote 1 year ago: Dot writes: here’s a report I find infinitely depressing: the UK government apparently propose … more →
Literacy and teaching
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kenanddot wrote 1 year ago: Dot writes: freed by the heroic efforts of my husband to put our baby to bed, last night I indulged … more →
And now for something different
kenanddot wrote 1 year ago: Dot writes: apart from my birthday post, we haven’t posted about anything but Hugh since 17th … more →
Heresy
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kenanddot wrote 1 year ago: Dot writes: this is a post liable to be misunderstood, and its argument is this: when we hear somebo … more →
