David Mcwilliams has long changed his job title from “Economist” to “Media personality” .
A couple of years ago, he might have had some good points.
Now he just likes shouting things that get him attention in an attempt to make a self fulfilling prophecy about the things he reports on.
I have zero time for this twat or his opinions.
David McWilliams was on the radio last summer telling people to hold off from buying for 2 years. Prices already up around 15% since then. Gonna need to see some drop for this guy to avoid being wrong yet again.
They didn’t really lose it though, just handed it to private developers.
“lost”
But its friends are in control of it
The largest economic entity in the state – the government – can not ‘lose control’ over an entire sector of the economy, it has to _choose_ to not control it.
I moved to Ireland in 1997, I’ve been hearing this headline every year since then.
Well that and the HSE is in shambles.
The only common denominator since then and now is the Gubberment.
God what a spoofer up there with Eddie Hobbs and Bertie Ahern
Personally I think the state has lost control of David McWilliams.
I stopped listening to him when he said the reason car designs are homogenised is because of aerodynamics. The average yummy mummy in her ix35 thinks aerodynamics were a Destiny’s Child tribute band.
What dictated the homogenised nature of how cars look is actually pedestrian impact rules.
The modern car is actually a super cool specially designed club to hit people.
He does make some good points in his recent podcast though. We need to build more. More luxury housing, more average housing, more low income housing. And fast (with less planning regulations)
Right now those with high wages are being forced to live in shitty apartments / housing, which is artificially pumping up the prices of same. More luxury builds will ultimately bring standard housing prices down
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They had control?
David Mcwilliams has long changed his job title from “Economist” to “Media personality” .
A couple of years ago, he might have had some good points.
Now he just likes shouting things that get him attention in an attempt to make a self fulfilling prophecy about the things he reports on.
I have zero time for this twat or his opinions.
David McWilliams was on the radio last summer telling people to hold off from buying for 2 years. Prices already up around 15% since then. Gonna need to see some drop for this guy to avoid being wrong yet again.
They didn’t really lose it though, just handed it to private developers.
“lost”
But its friends are in control of it
The largest economic entity in the state – the government – can not ‘lose control’ over an entire sector of the economy, it has to _choose_ to not control it.
I moved to Ireland in 1997, I’ve been hearing this headline every year since then.
Well that and the HSE is in shambles.
The only common denominator since then and now is the Gubberment.
God what a spoofer up there with Eddie Hobbs and Bertie Ahern
Personally I think the state has lost control of David McWilliams.
I stopped listening to him when he said the reason car designs are homogenised is because of aerodynamics. The average yummy mummy in her ix35 thinks aerodynamics were a Destiny’s Child tribute band.
What dictated the homogenised nature of how cars look is actually pedestrian impact rules.
The modern car is actually a super cool specially designed club to hit people.
He does make some good points in his recent podcast though. We need to build more. More luxury housing, more average housing, more low income housing. And fast (with less planning regulations)
Right now those with high wages are being forced to live in shitty apartments / housing, which is artificially pumping up the prices of same. More luxury builds will ultimately bring standard housing prices down
No they haven’t. This was the plan.
State never had control