David McWilliams5d
Some are getting rich from the housing crisis, because one person’s mortgage is another’s piggy bank
The Programme for Government accepts that rising house prices are a given. Nowhere is the new Government talking about falling house prices over the foreseeable future. It seems to accept this as a ...
David McWilliams12d
If we want less strain on capacity, we should limit immigration to some extent
If a government doesn’t want to risk slowing the economy down, and wants to go for more growth, then it must clear the way ...
David McWilliams16d
No single location captures global nature of Irish economy more than Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport over New Year, who doesn’t have their story? The nation of emigrants coming home and going back, the airport buzzing. For the past few weeks, the airport has been ground zero for ...
David McWilliams26d
The United States needs the world more than it thinks, and that’s no bad thing
We are heading into a trade war. That’s what the United States wants and that’s what the world will get. In 2025 it will become increasingly obvious that you can’t have a trade war without a capital ...