Comments on: As Parlon Leaves, Collins Rewrites PD History http://dublinopinion.com/2007/07/11/the-pds-historical-revisionist-in-chief/ It's a group blog. What more do you need to know? Thu, 17 May 2012 09:13:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Dublin Opinion » Blog Archive » And Another Thing… http://dublinopinion.com/2007/07/11/the-pds-historical-revisionist-in-chief/#comment-25388 Dublin Opinion » Blog Archive » And Another Thing… Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:36:43 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/07/11/the-pds-historical-revisionist-in-chief/#comment-25388 [...] write about today, but WorldbyStorm’s comment on my Parlon Leaves, Collin’s Rewrites PD History post instigated a bit of research into the possible causes of Ireland’s ‘Celtic Tiger’ economy, [...] […] write about today, but WorldbyStorm’s comment on my Parlon Leaves, Collin’s Rewrites PD History post instigated a bit of research into the possible causes of Ireland’s ‘Celtic Tiger’ economy, […]

]]> By: Donagh http://dublinopinion.com/2007/07/11/the-pds-historical-revisionist-in-chief/#comment-25379 Donagh Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:07:50 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/07/11/the-pds-historical-revisionist-in-chief/#comment-25379 I think a lot of study has gone into what caused Ireland's bounty at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, so I didn't list them. Any reasonably objective assessment would have to cite all you've said. In fact, even Thomas L. Friedman in his conservative tome The World is Flat cited them. Certainly, reform of personal taxation on its own was not responsible and even if they did have an influence, its wrong to suggest that the PDs were the ones responsible for implementing it. That Stephen Collins came out with it indicates that he's not an objective journalist but a peddler of PD sentiment. But then Madam wouldn't really mind that, would she? I think a lot of study has gone into what caused Ireland’s bounty at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, so I didn’t list them. Any reasonably objective assessment would have to cite all you’ve said. In fact, even Thomas L. Friedman in his conservative tome The World is Flat cited them. Certainly, reform of personal taxation on its own was not responsible and even if they did have an influence, its wrong to suggest that the PDs were the ones responsible for implementing it.

That Stephen Collins came out with it indicates that he’s not an objective journalist but a peddler of PD sentiment. But then Madam wouldn’t really mind that, would she?

]]> By: WorldbyStorm http://dublinopinion.com/2007/07/11/the-pds-historical-revisionist-in-chief/#comment-25235 WorldbyStorm Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:25:29 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/07/11/the-pds-historical-revisionist-in-chief/#comment-25235 I thought it was a very self-serving analysis too. It seemed to suggest that the Irish working and middle classes should have flocked to the PD banner. No mention, not merely of McCreevy, but of the massively improved global economic situation from 1997 onwards, nor of fundamental structural changes in the Irish economy, not least of which was a highly educated workforce, social partnership and so forth, at least some of which were policies the PDs found anathema. I thought it was a very self-serving analysis too. It seemed to suggest that the Irish working and middle classes should have flocked to the PD banner. No mention, not merely of McCreevy, but of the massively improved global economic situation from 1997 onwards, nor of fundamental structural changes in the Irish economy, not least of which was a highly educated workforce, social partnership and so forth, at least some of which were policies the PDs found anathema.

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