The Other Hand
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Tick Tock. Each day things get a little worse.
Interest rates might be heading up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Don't panic! Not yet, anyway
Markets are worried, but not particularly so Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What's the plan? Gaza writ large?
And all the latest economic news & data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Podcast special: War, AI, Slow Learners and Art with Joan Mulvihill
First live podcast (a recording) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
War. Is the energy price shock the least of it?
Geopolitics. Again Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Shadow banks: another crisis brewing? Is AI good or bad?
Is your job safe? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Trump throws a tantrum Markets yawn.
Money, Andrew and the British monarchy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Europe deserves much a better press. As does liberal democracy
Weep for it when it's gone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why have the Epstein files only snared European Royals and Politicians? Conspiracy or coincidence?
British politics are beyond redemption Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jim's update on the Irish & world economy & markets
A solo run Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is the AI race winnable?Where is the ROI & productivity?
In conversation with Joan Mulvihill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is Trump just another mad mullah?
Strange goings on in financial markets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Europe must now decide. Reality has bitten
Carney was right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A new Berlin Wall moment. Just not quite so good as the last one.
TACO Trump - the last hope? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
World economy in great shape? Not so fast!
Things look great. Until we look deeper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Looking backwards, looking forwards.
Thanks to all our listeners Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
'A numbed & dumbed generation'. Is it too late to regulate tech? Or is it now too big to fail?
In conversation with Joan Mulvihill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Give the task of managing the domestic economy to the IDA. Restrict the Finance Ministry to bean counting
Bought a book lately? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The assault on Ireland's reputation and soft power.
Some of the punches are landing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is inflation on the rise again? Britain to rejoin the EU? ChatGPT looks tired.
Starmer looks finished Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Trump declares war on the EU. It's time for someone to stand up. Anyone.
It's time for rage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Maybe Irish corporation taxes are destined never to collapse? Famous last words? The Department of Yes and No
A big week for economic data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An American Oligarchy takes shape. Russia leads, Trump follows.
OECD economic forecasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UK & Irish tax & govt. spending: a real drag. An explanation of the the USA - Russia bromance
Vance & co hate Europe because...... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Could anybody get elected in Ireland on a platform of fiscal restraint? Reeves last budget?
A tale of two budgets. Or not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ukraine is sold out by America. The weird connections between Hobbits, right-wing nutjobs and Moscow.
All the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nationalism: where does it come from? The glue that binds us or the poison that kills us?
In conversation with Professor Shane O'Mara Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ireland gets a new Finance Minister - possibly not the best one available. Trump opens some files.
Zero or lots: the only two numerical concepts allowed to enter the immigration discourse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Another Liz Truss moment for the UK? Clown car government in full view
Irish inflation and the 'New' Housing plan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Trump's superpower: is inflation about to play the role of Kryptonite?
Time to crowdfund the BBC? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Musk's trillion $ wages. AI: boundless possibilities or extinction level event?
Trump Towers everywhere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Does money drive us mad? Discuss. The madness of UK economic policy.
all the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Do tech billionaires have anything to say about how to run the country? They do, but are they worth listening to?
Maybe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Irish economy shrinks....but is up double digits. Keir Starmer: MIA. All the latest data.
AIAIAIAIAIA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economic growth: it's more mysterious, more fragile and more unusual than you can possibly imagine
Some reflections in the wake of the recent Nobel Prize for economics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
AI is everywhere apart from the data. Trump crowns himself and dumps on Americans.
Stock markets go up, again Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Will boredom rather than Trump scupper Ireland's success? Latest data. House prices again.
Too few taxpayers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
China is winning. The next industrial revolution will be just like first: based on cheap energy.
The IMF says the global economy is in surprisingly reasonable shape Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why the next bust is going to be particularly nasty. What would a business-friendly budget look like?
The trend is your friend. Until it bends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Budget 2026. And a bit on current market madness
A strategic budget? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
France is broken. Britain is broken. Ireland is not. So stop trying to fix it
AI does not understand. Humans do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The evils of social media & the internet's 'enshittification'. The great AI Bubble: when will it burst?
The EU needs to shrink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dishonest tax policy on both sides of the Irish sea. Green is good economics.
Radical suggestions and enviable certainty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Digital ID: coming soon to a country near you. Immigration & the economy.
Farage or Burnham for next UK PM? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economic resilience - don't take it for granted. Just ask Argentina
Latest update from the OECD. And walking for good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Budgets loom in Ireland & the UK. The fiscal contrast grows ever more stark.
Trump trashes the Constitution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The UK love bombs Trump. Markets go all in on AI
Jim's walk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Don't mention the war. Is it possible to be optimistic? Sincere and performative beliefs
Some automation would be a very good thing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Have the limits of democracy been reached? France suggests yes. But all the alternatives are still much worse.
America opts for ill health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is Trump rewriting the rules of economics? Should Taiwan give up now?
Needed: Moral clarity and policy effectiveness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.