One gem was an interviewee from China saying he hoped that his people would buy up all of Parnell Street - then we'd have our very own China Town.
Found music and flashy camera work irritating and a distraction.
Another was that when fuel prices rise by 20% people would accept nuclear power to maintain our new living standards.
I was watching Dave McWilliams excellent show last night on RTE and I was wondering if people though it would have any effect on the man in the street? Or will we happily keep spending themselves into oblivion?
Has anyone been in any watercooler conversations about the show?
One point he made last night was about the amazing productivity gains in Ireland over the past few years - if I remember correctly, he said it was double that of the EU.
Is this true - I remember seeing data a few years ago that suggested that the increase in Irish GDP tracked linearly with the increase in population ie. there was no productivity increase associated with the Celtic Tiger, gains in the economy were directly as a result of adding more people.
Or it might make sense if it is based on house price inflation - it takes the same number of people to build a 1500 square feet house as it did 5 years ago, only the price has doubled
The book and the Tv programme have the same author & the same name - yet some posters are critical that they were similar ?
What were you expecting?
I found the music and camera work fine. !
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