The Other Hand

By Jim Power & Chris JohnsSociety & Culture Business News

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December 16, 2024 Musk is winning in Washington, Farage is winning in the UK
The UK's Labour government has already had to 'reset' it's goals. Nigel Farage is the big winner from Keir Starmer's incompetence.

In the US, it looks increasingly like Elon Musk has Trump's ear. For now, at least
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38 min
December 13, 2024 'House prices 10% over-valued". What does this mean? Anything?
House prices, latest data and interest rates
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29 min
December 08, 2024 A surprising haven of stability: Ireland has something new to offer the world
France and Germany join the list of countries offering nothing but political chaos. Farage wants the UK to be in that club very soon. Guess which country has bought itself another 5 years of peace and all of the economic & business attractions that go with it.
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28 min
December 03, 2024 Well done Ireland: a strong mandate for continuity centrism.
We take a look at the results of GE 24 and disagree about several things. More such disagreements are very likely.
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33 min
November 28, 2024 Not another Eurozone debt crisis?
Are we in the foothills of another Euro area crisis?
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28 min
November 25, 2024 Fine Gael mess up yet another election campaign
Sarah Carey joins us to discuss an election campaign that has finally caught fire. But not in the way that Fine Gael would like

When will they realise the civil war is over?
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35 min
November 24, 2024 Election special! With renowned political commentator Tull McAdoo
Well-known political analyst, commentator and occasional comedian, Tull McAdoo, joins Chris to talk about the General Election.

Will Ireland join the rest of the world and sweep out the incumbent government? Or is the economy doing so well that incumbency is actually a positive?

We may have to wait until Easter for a government
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34 min
November 23, 2024 Ireland is marooned between a Kakistocracy and a Mediocrity
The world is changing. Rapidly. Have we noticed?
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32 min
November 21, 2024 Irish house prices and jobs are still booming.
Irish employment is still growing - at another all-time high. Not unrelatedly, house prices are also booming.

UK farmers are protesting about inheritance taxation. What are the issues and do they have wider resonance?
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32 min
November 18, 2024 Budget 2025 meets Project 2025. Nobody seems to have noticed.
Budget 2025 has been derailed by Project 2025 - the radical agenda denied by Trump during his campaign (it really is so extreme even he had to disavow it). Notwithstanding the denials, Project 2025 is now being implemented. But few Irish or European politicians seem to have noticed.

Latest EU Commission economic forecasts are pretty dire.

The US is leaving the EU for dust. And a new gap has emerged: the EU North versus the Eu South

Will the EU ever be an economically dynamic region again?

Has the battle against inflation really been won? At least one natural gas price has doubled recently.

China is limbering up to fight the Trump trade war.
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31 min