Someone has just shown me a leaflet distributed by Sinn Fein promoting the case for a No vote on the Fiscal Compact treaty. The back page contains quotes titled “What the Experts Said”.<\/p>\n
One of the quotes is from me. It says:<\/p>\n
… the economics of this treaty are pretty terrible …<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Did I say that? Well, yes, I uttered those words at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs. Here<\/a>‘s what I said without the dots<\/p>\n
All that said, although I think the economics of this treaty are pretty terrible, on balance, the arguments favour Ireland\u2019s signing up to it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The two other economists quoted are Colm (“Voting No is a Leap in the Dark that We Can’t Afford<\/a>“) McCarthy and Seamus (“there is little to be gained from rejecting the Treaty<\/a>“) Coffey.<\/p>\n
The other expert cited is Jack O’Connor, President of SIPTU.<\/p>\n
I’ll leave it there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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