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re. ireland and engineers by Merekat (4.00 / 1) #1 Mon Mar 24, 2008 at 06:26:59 AM EST

I'm not a big fan of Ireland getting out of the euro and consider the idea a rather weak cop-out. I rather like the fact that the shower of corrupt, opportunist fuckwits that run the country are accountable to at least one higher power, even if it isn't the one it should be (stupid electorate). They fuelled the boom recklessly and everything they have tried to do to correct wrt. the property market has been crowd pleasing election fodder and ultimately made things worse.

Currently reading the engineers trilogy. While I'm reading it, it is gripping, intriguing, well told and generally absolutely fantastic stuff. As soon as I put it down though, I am curiously reluctant to pick it back up again.

Engineer trilogy by TheophileEscargot (2.00 / 0) #2 Mon Mar 24, 2008 at 07:19:36 AM EST

I lent volume 1 to someone who beforehand has read books overnight and given them back to me, but this time she's kept it for months.

Some people seem to love it, but maybe it's not for everyone.
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Hasn't the Irish currency by jump the ladder (4.00 / 1) #4 Mon Mar 24, 2008 at 04:24:10 PM EST

Always been tied to either the British pound, the Deutsche Mark or the Euro? So the Irish politicians have never had full reign over economic policy.

Glad that the UK has stayed out of the Euro as I definitely think we could do with a bit of a devaluation.

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: not exactly by Merekat (4.00 / 1) #5 Mon Mar 24, 2008 at 04:31:51 PM EST

Before the preparation for the euro, it followed the British pound generally but in no way that was contractually binding.

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