Category Archives: Society

Guest Post – the perils of trivialising Students’ Union politics

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

When talk turns to student politics in certain circles, the reactions are all too often predictable and wrought with tired clichés. ‘Self serving’, ‘who cares?’, ‘why bother?’ and so on. This is a tricky one to fathom. Given the failure … Continue reading →

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“Vaga General!” – Spain’s national strike and tear gas tourism

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

Previously. “SQUEAK”.That was Spain being squeezed dry after the unveiling of the national budget on Friday. It came 101 days after the government took office and less than 24 hours after the nationwide general strike semi-crippled the country. Well, ‘savage’ is … Continue reading →

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29 Marzo

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

Here’s me practising writing about economics and being boring. Read on if you think the eurozone crisis is going to kill you. Don’t if you were not already aware that it might. Friday sees the unveiling of Spain’s national budget. It’s going … Continue reading →

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Short but not at all sweet – Budget shuts disability group

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

Pretty much all of the posts on this blog between now and the first day of the Last Year of All Time (New Year’s Day) are going to be heavily music-based. However, last week’s budget did raise some prickly social … Continue reading →

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The mid-November randomiser

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Last week The Field came to Galway with his Kompakt labelmates Walls. Both acts are touring off the back of excellent new albums and The Field is probably the finest electronic producer to visit the west of Ireland in a … Continue reading →

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