David W. Higgins @higginsdavidw
33 | Independent Economist | NEXT ROUND Podcast | #MilestoneRecession 📻 RTÉ / Newstalk ✍️ Irish Independent / Verecon (Substack) linktr.ee/higginsdavidw Dublin City, Ireland Joined July 2015-
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24,000 homes in the LDA pipeline
24,000 homes in the LDA pipeline https://t.co/fL0weIkoa0
Diplomacy with Russia... #TonightVMTV
Yeah, dunno where they'd get that impression...
You'll lose the morning people starting a TV debate at 10pm. #Aras25. But it'll be worth it to watch Connolly write 5 more foreign policies on the fly.
You'll lose the morning people starting a TV debate at 10pm. #Aras25. But it'll be worth it to watch Connolly write 5 more foreign policies on the fly.
I was looking at this today out of curiosity. Number of spoilt votes in past elections: 1945 50,287 1959 24,089 1966 9,910 1973 6,946 1990 9,444 1997 9,852 2011 18,676 2018 18,438 Spoils were 1.2% of turnout in 2018 and but were 4.4% of turnout in 1945. I've no idea why the…
I was looking at this today out of curiosity. Number of spoilt votes in past elections: 1945 50,287 1959 24,089 1966 9,910 1973 6,946 1990 9,444 1997 9,852 2011 18,676 2018 18,438 Spoils were 1.2% of turnout in 2018 and but were 4.4% of turnout in 1945. I've no idea why the…
Correct... But this is why the Catholic Church historically attempted to crush cousin marriage. When you have strong clans, extended families, etc., you allow create strong rivals to the state, and thus to the Church. So they banned it. This gave us the modern West!
Correct... But this is why the Catholic Church historically attempted to crush cousin marriage. When you have strong clans, extended families, etc., you allow create strong rivals to the state, and thus to the Church. So they banned it. This gave us the modern West! https://t.co/hWI4cGMKpu
I remember him with @vincentbrowne on many @TonightVMTV appearances when he was a TD. Not easy defending the decisions of the bailout years but he did so courageously. RIP.
I remember him with @vincentbrowne on many @TonightVMTV appearances when he was a TD. Not easy defending the decisions of the bailout years but he did so courageously. RIP.
Insane levels of drip from the President of Finland 🇫🇮
A grid of potatoes for the first 7 rows. I'm in awe 👏🏼
An exclamation mark and a "God bless". Whisper it quietly, but we seem to be on ok diplomatic grounds with the new administration. Let's keep it that way.
An exclamation mark and a "God bless". Whisper it quietly, but we seem to be on ok diplomatic grounds with the new administration. Let's keep it that way.
It'll be interesting to see if any #aras25 polls currently in the field had Maria Steen on the ballot and no SF candidate. It would capture the hypothetical 4-way race we're no longer getting. It's the 3-way polls to come that will now matter most.
The mood is really turning against VAT9
The mood is really turning against VAT9 https://t.co/zrlzdgD22Q
Professor Regan is once again passing musings that wouldn't pass the academic rigour of the ivory tower he spurts from. Polling for the 36th amendment / repeal the 8th (before and after the referendum) consistently showed ABC1 voters most supportive.
Professor Regan is once again passing musings that wouldn't pass the academic rigour of the ivory tower he spurts from. Polling for the 36th amendment / repeal the 8th (before and after the referendum) consistently showed ABC1 voters most supportive. https://t.co/ixDVhKiyCQ
The game of "your side has more privilege than ours" is a highly risky one to be played by the Irish left...
The game of "your side has more privilege than ours" is a highly risky one to be played by the Irish left...

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