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Carbon, Commuting, and Corruption | Path to Power Episode 139
Matt is joined by former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Áine Kerr to discuss carbon taxes, whether they should go up in the budget and whether they should be there at all. They assess the public transport fare hikes and ask will the new buses ever leave the garage? They turn to pay for public-sector workers and wonder how we have reached a situation where there might be strikes. They examine the bad blood between Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and hospital consultants over weekend working. They debate the merits of the Simon Harris Savings and Investment Accounts. They assess President Catherine Connolly’s dilemma when her American counterpart, Donald Trump, comes to visit next weekend, and they ask if the latest grift scandal involving Nigel Farage will really have any impact at all.
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Carbon, Commuting, and Corruption | Path to Power Episode 139
Matt is joined by former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Áine Kerr to discuss carbon taxes, whether they should go up in the budget and whether they should be there at all. They assess the public transport fare hikes and ask will the new buses ever leave the garage? They turn to pay for public-sector workers and wonder how we have reached a situation where there might be strikes. They examine the bad blood between Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and hospital consultants over weekend working. They debate the merits of the Simon Harris Savings and Investment Accounts. They assess President Catherine Connolly’s dilemma when her American counterpart, Donald Trump, comes to visit next weekend, and they ask if the latest grift scandal involving Nigel Farage will really have any impact at all.
Brought to you by The Greenman Group
In Path to Power, experienced broadcaster Matt Cooper and guests bring their individual points of view to a lively weekly discussion that sets the agenda and examines all the issues.
PTP+
To enjoy early access, ad-free listening and weekly bonus episodes, sign up at https://pathtopower.supportingcast.fm/
Get in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.com
Subscribe now on:
Spotify: https://t.ly/ilG4M
Apple: https://t.ly/xsPlr
Follow Matt:
linkedin.com/in/matt-cooper-615a1317
instagram.com/mattcooperlastword
twitter.com/cooper_m
