Claim to be a right-wing thinktank rather than a party, include David Quinn, John McGurk and Marc Coleman.
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Claim to be a right-wing thinktank rather than a party, include David Quinn, John McGurk and Marc Coleman.
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Point 6 STABILISATION OF THE BANKING AND PROPERTY SECTOR
We never again want property or banking to drive economy. But both of those sectors must stabilise before we can rectify our budgetary crisis and build a high tech growth economy.
Stamp duty must be abolished and replaced with a modest local services tax to be implemented once local authority structures have been reformed and consolidated as described in point 6 below.
Credit flowing to business must be constantly monitored and acted on if deficient.
The Regulator must be prevented from going from the ridiculous extremes of loan loan/value and loan/income ratios applied in the boom, to those applied in the 1980s or 1990s during a different era of low incomes and single income households
The take up of Fixed rate mortgages in place of variable mortgages – as in Germany – must be incentivised so as to end boom/bust property market swings
We must finally adopt international practice by capping the price of land at reasonable levels by implementing the Kenny Report, again to prevent future speculative boom/bust cycles
We must establish a National zoning & spatial planning agency to ensure land zoning activity matches economic growth, spatial plans and infrastructure roll out.
I kept clicking on detailed plan and nothing loaded..........then I realised that was the detailed plan!
Gone!
It will be back on Friday at www.nationalforum.ie
I can't wait.
:rolleyes:
You just know it's time to dig an air raid shelter when partys with 'National' in the title start fomenting.
I won't jump until I see "socialist" suffixed to it.
Eejits Unlimited....
Implementing the Kenny report, would do interesting things to the asset values on the bank's books.
You could say, with a high enough degree of certainty, that the NA plan to stabilise the property sector would indeed induce stabilisation onto the banking sector, in the form of a sustained coma.
Another Alliance formed-
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1125/uni..._alliance.html
Their website:Quote:
Originally Posted by eamo1
http://www.unitedleftalliance.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Alliance
I'll stick with this one.
Heard that on the news. I'm heading to the launch on Monday. Can't wait. And I'm serious. apparently they want to be an alternative to FG and Labour and they plan on doing this by running 20 candidates. hmmmmmmmmmmm... if this is their approach to maths then I don't think I can have confidence in their policies to fix the country.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBoss
ULA - Sounds more like a Loyalist paramilitary than a political alliance. And I don't trust any of the parties mentioned. But then again I don't trust any party in Ireland. So I don't know really.
I'll mention it to Richard. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by galwayjames
Apart from references to the environment and broadband, the ULA programme sounds so orthodox it could have been scripted 100 years ago by James Connolly. But surely even Connolly would have recognised the popular value of emphasising investment in 'fast broadband' for the masses and not just a token reference to broadband :)
All in all, the programme just outlines a long list of likes and dislikes, some good points and plenty of sloganising, without one practical plan on how all these are to be achieved.
You sound surprised? :PQuote:
Originally Posted by geysir
It's hogwash. It's just rebranded SWP and PBPA. Nothing more. I hope there's free wine at the launch.
May the Intergalactic Midichlorian-based Force be with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by shantykelly
According to RTE, they say they'll be an alternative to Labour/FG following the next election, rather than in the next election.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Right. I still don't know what planet they're on.
Joe Higgins involvement boosts the ULA's credibility in my opinion, he always comes across as a well intentioned guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
But that credibility is instantly lost with RBB'S involvement.