Brian Cavanagh

I am a trusted advisor, thought leader, and strategist. I run my own mentoring and consultancy practice.

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@OrielCelt @karldeeter @businessposthq Another of our pop economists -surely in a well developed economy - growth should be focused on improved infrastructure as a societal benefit, and improving productivity- not growth for the sake of it.

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@OrielCelt @PresidentIRL Worth reading the growth delusion by David Piling- a great book that amplifies and evidences the points Michael D was making

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@OrielCelt @PresidentIRL It is all of that and more. There are a lot of 'pop' economists used who are linked to businesses, KPMG etc - whose views and biases are unchallenged -but they are not neutral!

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@rtenews @morningireland what is interesting about this case -where was the advice from the council officials? did he listen ? and why did other councilors not call it out at the time?

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@OrielCelt @PresidentIRL The same old people who gave us the recession and who perpetuate the trickle down myth - would have thought their credibility as economic commentators would be at zero on that basis

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@rtenews You couldn't make this up. Dublin City Council who have made life very difficult for traders on the street now appealing for more traders for the Street, and claiming the credit for 'reinvigorating' the site

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

Hard believe its 20 [23rd April] years ago that Celtic beat Boavista in Portugal to start the Armada to Seville!

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@ClionaConnolly Would be interesting to know why they abstained and what their justification is. I think the Irish electorate are entitled to that

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@OrielCelt @Record_Sport Looking for a Papal miracle more like

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@DanMulhall They have a long history in this regard- witness their views on Bill Clinton as a 'IRA' sympathiser for approving visa for Gerry Adams in 1994

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@wallacemick Is there anybody on the 'so-called left' who has the guts to tell Russia that they should not be interfering and war making in Ukraine and in Syria?

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@OrielCelt @wallacemick Good on you for calling out this charlatan-his sympathies always seem to lie with authoritarian autocrats - perhaps questions on trade union rights in these Rupert Murdoch orgs and in China would be what I would expect from a self declared 'left winger'

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@CelticGlasgow14 Disgraceful.

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@OrielCelt @wallacemick Spot on Brendan- neither Washington nor Beijing

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@OrielCelt @IrlagainstFash @gardainfo Spot on - threatening and intimidating behaviour- wonder how these people would feel if this was happening to one of their own in another country for example the 50k undocs in USA?

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@rogan_brendan Rory Gallagher - recording Irish Tours live

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@OrielCelt @wallacemick Spot on Brendan

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@kenanmalik Fabulous read- informative and challenging - has helped me reshape my thinking. Thank you

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@ACOSVO @PIPtalking @carlacmiller As one of the named authors, I can only agree

[Brian Cavanagh @bjcavanagh55]

@OrielCelt @IrlagainstFash Spot on - yet the same individuals probably have friends/family members who are Irish economic migrants in Australia, UK and USA, so that's ok for them to go there, but no one is allowed to come in here. Sounds like hypocrisy to me