23 November 2010

THE IRISH CRISIS 2011: INDEPENDANCE, SOVEREIGNTY and REPUBLICANISM ANY LESSON FOR WALES IN ALL THIS? Perhaps It's Time For a Very Big Rethink!


If Wales had been Independant how would we have done being a 'Celtic Tiger' and coping with becoming a 'Collapsing Cub', one things for sure I have no doubt that our self serving unimmaginative Politicians would have gone down the same route as Irish Politicians. Then sad to say when the time came for the 'Welsh Tiger' to have it's teeth and claws drawn that would have been a big 'THE END'. We sure as it rains in Wales, that Visit Wales' would have had to be promoting Wales on the tourism trail with the slogan: SEE WALES BEFORE IT DIES! Ireland's present Euro Crisis aside perhaps we should look at how the Welsh Assembly has been useing Euro hand outs, have they spent wisely and has Wales benefited from all the Road Building and Improvements plus all those new Industrial Estates, most empty? then what of all factories closing down and pushing off to Eastern Europe, quite a list. So what exactly is the benefit to Wales of the European Union? But we might as well ask other questions too, as can Wales ever be truelly Independant, if that would be sold out to the European Union re law making for starters, the basis of most nations Sovereignty. Then of course being part of any Euro Zone would as much sell out Sovereignty, not least if we end up owing billions to the E.U. and the I.M.F. who could then dictate how we run our own country. All in all this makes a mockery of Independance and Sovereignty, the twin pillars of any Republic with out which such is meaningless as Ireland is now finding out. As for Welsh Nationalism, I do not mean 'Cultural Nationalism' but if you like the concept of supporting the establishment of a Nation State also may be now meaningless in a Welsh Political context. All of which I will explore further but in the mean time consider well the Irish Crisis and what it means to Irish Independance, Sovereignty and being an Irish Republic? All important to us with a 'More Powers' referendum and WAG election on the way in 2011.

  1. Ireland's debt crisis - today as it happened | Business | guardian ...

    18 Nov 2010 ... The governor of Ireland's central bank has predicted that it will accept a 'large loan', as IMF officials fly into Dublin.
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    Ireland's economic future was on a knife-edge today as European officials ...
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  3. IRELAND BAILOUT: Every family in Britain will have to pay £300 ...

    22 Nov 2010 ... Irish government in crisis as Greens call for election ... 'The government hastoday decided that Ireland apply for financial assistance to ...
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    Irish crisis: why the Celtic Tiger won't roll over .... Ten things you need to know today: Wilshere cautioned for assault, William & Kate ...
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  5. Ruble Battered as Irish Crisis, Oil Slump Spur Bearish Bets ...

    18 Nov 2010 ... Ruble Battered as Irish Crisis, Oil Slump Spur Bearish Bets: Russia Credit ...The ruble weakened 0.2 percent to 42.4175 per euro today, ...
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    15 Nov 2010 ... Bill Jamieson: Irish crisis puts the spotlight on eurozone's structural ... But it is the eurozone as a whole that is also on the line today.
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  7. Irish Crisis On Agenda For Eurozone Finance Ministers | Spero News

    16 Nov 2010 ... Finance ministers from eurozone countries are meeting today in Brussels to find a way to resolve Ireland's economic crisis after the Irish ...
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  8. The prospects of solving the Irish crisis pushed the Asian stocks ...

    22 Nov 2010 ... The prospects of solving the Irish crisis pushed the Asian stocks higher. ...The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose today by 0.7% to 132.69 at ...www.forexpros.com/.../the-prospects-of-solving-the-irish-crisis-pushed-the-asian-stocks-higher-176038
  9. Sterling rates fall due to Irish Crisis - Foreign Currency Direct

    18 Nov 2010 ... Sterling exchange rates and the Irish crisis ... like more information please call 01494 725 353 to speak to your account manager today. ...
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  10. The Irish crisis will continue for some time

    17 Nov 2010 ... Today, the eco calendar remains interesting in the US with the CPI ....Published On Thu, Nov 18 2010, 08:09 GMT; The Irish crisis will ...
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    1. 12 Nov 2010 ... Political Response to Economic Crisis in Ireland ..... Additionally, the Irishcrisis shared a number of elements with the international ...
      www.irishleftreview.org/2010/11/12/sinn-fin-offers/ - Cached
    2. Political response to economic crisis in Ireland

      10 Nov 2010 ... Political response to economic crisis in Ireland .... There is only a handful ofIrish-owned companies that compete in global markets. ...
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    3. Legacy of the Great Irish Famine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      Political reaction resulting from the Great Irish Famine was muted, because of ... Historians have speculated that, such was the economic and social impact on Ireland, ... the equivalent of £61000 today, from her personal resources. .... for the failure of past British governments to adequately address the crisis. ...
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      Yorkshire News, Northern Ireland, NI political reaction to Irish bail-outNI political ... up the failed economic and political entity which is the Irish Republic. ... Osborne: UK ready to support Ireland over debt crisis ...
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    5. Irish uprising | spiked

      5 Mar 2009 ... Irish people are angry about the recession, but there's little ... In fact, thepolitical response to Ireland's economic turmoil has shown ...
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    6. Need for Patriotic Rather than Political Response to Economic ...

      4 Oct 2010 ... 8 Responses to Need for Patriotic Rather than Political Response toEconomic Crisis. Desmond FitzGerald says: October 4, 2010 at 7:00 pm ...
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    7. Global Economic Crisis » Irish Debt and Banking Crisis Creates ...

      20 Nov 2010 ... Irish Debt and Banking Crisis Creates Political Time Bomb in Ireland. ...Commentary on the Global Economic Crisis by Sheldon Filger ...
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    8. Irish Journal of Public Policy: Introduction: boom to bust, Irish ...

      Turning to the social impact of the economic crisis, Katherine Harford, ... This connects the crisis to the Irish political system, which in Michael D. ...
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      Contemporary Irish political-economic history started when a minority Fianna ..... The final interest rate at the close of trading today was 8 percent. .... In response to the crisis these governments extended the eligibility criteria ...
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    10. BBC News - Northern Ireland

      It was a "bad start". Presbyterian leader on mistakes made on PMS crisis. ... euro notes Northern vision. NI political reaction to Irish economic bail-out ...
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      1. Latest News | Sinn Féin

        Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh has today called for the Irish Government to campaign ....Fáil's economic policies which led to the current economic crisis. ...
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      3. Irish Left Review · Political Response to Economic Crisis in Ireland

        12 Nov 2010 ... The Sinn Féin response stands in stark contrast to the bourgeois ....Additionally, the Irish crisis shared a number of elements with the ...
        www.irishleftreview.org/2010/11/12/sinn-fin-offers/ - Cached
      4. FT.com / Europe - Sinn Féin poised to benefit from Irish crisis

        18 Nov 2010 ... The leftwing Sinn Féin party looks set to be one of the main beneficiaries ofIreland's economic crisis, with an opinion poll on Thursday ...
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      5. Republican Sinn Féin Kildare

        22 Nov 2010 ... “The Free state economic crisis is an eye opener for many Irish .... “Todaywe have Redmonite Sinn Fein led by Gerry Adams telling our ...
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        24 Feb 2009 ... But the SDLP said both Sinn Fein and the DUP were in danger of deepening the economic crisis facing the province. ...
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      7. Political response to economic crisis in Ireland

        10 Nov 2010 ... The Sinn Féin response stands in stark contrast to the bourgeois parties across Europe who have used the recession and ensuing fiscal crisis ...
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        14 Nov 2010 ... Site Feedback · Subscribe to The Bee TODAY ... Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams speaks at a Irish Republican ... a surprise gambit timed to capitalize on theeconomic crisis. .... Sacbee.com is happy to provide a forum for reader interaction, discussion, feedback and reaction to our stories. ...
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      9. BBC NEWS | Europe | In quotes: Reactions to Irish vote

        3 Oct 2009 ... Today the Irish people have spoken with a clear and resounding voice. ...establishment of this country, who have promised them jobs for a Yes vote and economicrecovery. ... MARY LOU MCDONALD, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ANTI-LISBON SINN FEINPARTY ... UK AND EUROPE. Hague 'vindicated' by euro crisis ...
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        2 posts - 2 authors - Last post: 11 hours ago
        “It is outrageous that this government, which has it's fingerprints all over the current economic crisis, is still in office. ...
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        Sinn Fein leaders talk to media about economic ...
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