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Euronews @euronews.com · 16d

According to a survey by the Elcano Royal Institute, 82% of Spaniards questioned believe that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

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Why is the Palestinian issue so important across Spain?

According to a survey by the Elcano Royal Institute, 82% of Spaniards questioned believe that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

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Lamhfada @lamhfada.bsky.social · 17d

Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’ — theonion.com/netanyahu-th...

Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’

JERUSALEM—In response to an independent United Nations inquiry concluding that Israel is committing an ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a defiant...

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · Jul 26

Former senior UN relief official Jan Eliasson has dismissed these air drops as an "ineffective sideshow". But of course, they're not aimed at stopping the genocide. Nothing Starmer does is aimed at stopping the genocide. Its aimed at managing the domestic politics of his complicity in the genocide.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 26

Starmer says plan to airdrop Gaza aid and evacuate ill children will go ahead

Leaders of UK, France and Germany call for lifting of aid restrictions and immediate ceasefire after holding talks * Israel-Gaza war live – latest updates Keir Starmer has confirmed the government will be “taking forward” plans to airdrop aid into Gaza and evacuate children who need medical assistance in an effort to relieve what Downing Street called an appalling situation. Speaking to the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, on Saturday morning, the prime minister outlined the UK’s intentions to work with Jordan to carry out the plans. Continue reading...

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Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · Jul 26

Whenever public opinion and international pressure becomes unignorable, offer a token concession that will diffuse momentum and act as a fig leaf, while maintaining the mass death and expulsion. It’s a playbook.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jul 25

Israel said Friday that it will allow other countries to drop aid from the air into the Gaza Strip, where children have died of malnutrition and nearly one in three people is coping with food insecurity, according to the UN's World Food Program.

Israel to Allow Aid Airdrops Over Gaza During Starvation Crisis

Jordan and the United Arab Emirates were expected to begin airdrops in the coming days, but experts warned that the bulk of necessary aid could come only by land.

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Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · Jul 21

Delighted to see this. Our colleagues were subjected to a campaign of vilification & threats based on unsubstantiated and deliberately misleading accounts. It is good to see a public reaffirmation of their professionalism & integrity.

The Journal @thejournal.ie · Jul 21

The Press Council upheld a previous decision from the Press Ombudsman regarding the Gript articles.
http://jrnl.ie/6769268

DCU welcomes decision by Press Council to uphold complaints about two SPHE articles

The complaint was in relation to two articles by Gript about a postgraduate diploma course.

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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · Jul 20

One does not simply... rewrite the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.

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Alan Gorman @alangorman.bsky.social · Jul 18

What shapes a mentor?
New open access article explores how cooperating teachers’ personal histories and identities impact how they support student teachers on placement.

Link below👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/ref/10.1...

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 4

13b gap between tax & spending includes NI share of spending that will stay in GB, nuclear weapons, debt, pro-rata share of pensions etc. €3b is the year one gap between tax & spending that would stay in NI plus a boost of €1b

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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · Jul 3

Fascinating thread on the economics of reunification in Ireland.

We got a glimpse into what a United Ireland economy might look like with brexit.

As that Neil Diamond song goes, "Good times never seemed so good...so good, so good, so good!"

John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

‘The Projected Public Finances of the Early Years of a United Ireland, and the Northern Ireland Subvention’ updated analysis with 2023 data, responding to debate & new info of recent years. Models public finances for the first 10 years of a united Ireland
all-islandeconomy.com/analysing-th...

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Graham Caswell @grahamcaswell.bsky.social · Jul 3

"The cost of the subvention, currently paid by the UK, which will transfer to a United Ireland will be £1.5 billion pa – not the, often quoted, figures of £10b to £14b."

John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

‘The Projected Public Finances of the Early Years of a United Ireland, and the Northern Ireland Subvention’ updated analysis with 2023 data, responding to debate & new info of recent years. Models public finances for the first 10 years of a united Ireland
all-islandeconomy.com/analysing-th...

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thanks Seamus

seamusmcguinness.bsky.social @seamusmcguinness.bsky.social · Jul 3

Extremely important study that adopts a dynamic approach to the question of constitutional change in Ireland. The study demonstrates that the subvention is not a fixed cost and can be eliminated, post unity, by policies that promote NI economic growth.

John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

‘The Projected Public Finances of the Early Years of a United Ireland, and the Northern Ireland Subvention’ updated analysis with 2023 data, responding to debate & new info of recent years. Models public finances for the first 10 years of a united Ireland
all-islandeconomy.com/analysing-th...

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · Jul 3

United Ireland would cost Irish taxpayer €3bn in the first year, study finds.
“Much commentary on the Northern Ireland subvention fails to look at the detail of how it is constructed,” - Prof @johndoyle.bsky.social, VP for Research at DCU.
Read in @irishexaminer.bsky.social: launch.dcu.ie/3I95Uxz

Prof John Doyle, Vice President for Research at Dublin City University

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

The costs associated with Unity have tended to be exaggerated and the benefits of an all-Ireland economy largely ignored. Without underestimating the difficulties, the aim of this report is to contribute to the discussion by demonstrating the range of possible costs and benefits

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

However, it is unlikely that the necessary policy change could be secured within the UK in the short-to-medium term political context. Some issues such as full access to EU services market

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

Some of the necessary policy changes to boost productivity and wages could be delivered in a stronger model of devolution to NI inside the UK, such as higher spending on education, infrastructure and on R&D, a competitive corporation tax policy, a more equitable tax policy.

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

In the worst case scenario where the UK refuses to any pensions whatsoever - even to retired public sector workers - the fiscal transition would still reach break even between 8 and 14 years.

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

The ‘deficit’ of just over €3b pa would be a ‘subvention’ from the ‘South’ funded by taxes or borrowing of less than three quarters of one per cent of GNI* in year one, (falling gradually as the economy grows) and reaching breakeven point within 5 to 9 years.

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

With NI achieving a growth rate of 2% above recent historic norms after unity (mid-level of Central European performance), the fiscal deficit would end by year 6, by year 10 NI would have an annual surplus of €3.6b pa , or more likely fund further improvements to public services

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

GDP convergence would happen but slowly, but public finances would improve more quickly. Report looks at 3 scenarios - reflecting the experience of Central Europe after they joined the EU, and at the mid range reflecting the South's performance.

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

Model based on an assumption that with the same set of policies on education, infrastructure, tax and Foreign Direct Investment, there is no reason why Northern Ireland would remain so much poorer and so much less economically productive than other parts of the island.

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

NI economy grew (real terms) by just over 30%, between 2000 and 2024, average of 1.3% pa. Using modified Gross National Income GNI* to exclude the distortions from multinational operations, the Republic’s economy grew by 71% over the same period, an average of just over 3.2% pa.

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

Model in the report increases public exp by one billion euros pa - maintained for the ten years - to deal with health, education, infrastructure. Public sector wages increased by 48% to bring in line with South over 15 years (as an example). Starting deficit is therefore €3b

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

At present the full cost of UK central state agencies is allocated to each region based on population, but tax paid by employees (and VAT) is credited to the region when that central office is based (mostly London). This increases the subvention artificially.

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

Calculates starting deficit at £1.5b (€1.75b) - based on assumptions (1) pensions deal follows the current practice of pro-rata liability based on years of tax paid in each jurisdiction (2) UK does not renege on debt & Irl has no liability (3) Defence exp incr happens sooner

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

‘The Projected Public Finances of the Early Years of a United Ireland, and the Northern Ireland Subvention’ updated analysis with 2023 data, responding to debate & new info of recent years. Models public finances for the first 10 years of a united Ireland
all-islandeconomy.com/analysing-th...

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