Category: GE2024

Thornton Hall Prison: A Bad Idea That Refuses to Die

A new prison at Thornton Hall was a bad idea in 2005, and it still remains so.

The Uncomfortable Optics of Soup Kitchens

The question of how people ended up with “multiple and complex needs” is avoided to focus on regulation, form- filling and box-ticking; all wrapped in the language of concern.

Housing under construction

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A Long-Standing Crisis Earlier this week, RTE organised a televised debate about the different positions on housing ahead of the General Election. While we might have qualms about importing televised debates as a means to discuss such important societal factors, it is certainly the case that housing should be near the centre of our thinking… Read more »