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EP 94 - Heightened Hypocrisy and the Housing Crisis
EP 94 - Heightened Hypocrisy and the Housing Crisis
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
May 12, 2022
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Podcast episode
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This week we're discussing the changing dynamics of the war in Ukraine and the international community’s response along with the insulated world of the media.
Also covered is a recent event we hosted in the Parliament about the criminalisation of migrants and legal discussion the trials of Akif Razuli and Amir Zahiri. A school from Dublin and humanitarian activists all took part in the panel and highlighted the selective humanitarianism of the EU.
The housing crisis in Ireland features in this episode upon a recent virtual visit from Paschal Donohoe to Brussels. We tackle the financialisation of the housing market and explore how investor interests are prioritised over the concerns of the ordinary people.
Finally, we touch on the current state of the JCPOA and the other forces at play relating to nuclear weapons in Iran.
Also covered is a recent event we hosted in the Parliament about the criminalisation of migrants and legal discussion the trials of Akif Razuli and Amir Zahiri. A school from Dublin and humanitarian activists all took part in the panel and highlighted the selective humanitarianism of the EU.
The housing crisis in Ireland features in this episode upon a recent virtual visit from Paschal Donohoe to Brussels. We tackle the financialisation of the housing market and explore how investor interests are prioritised over the concerns of the ordinary people.
Finally, we touch on the current state of the JCPOA and the other forces at play relating to nuclear weapons in Iran.
Released:
May 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
EP3 - Pandemic, NAMA and Aviation: In the third episode of I4C Trouble, MEPs Daly & Wallace are in Brussels to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its effects during the European Parliament's emergency plenary to deal with the crisis. Wallace discusses the Irish government's controversial decision to quietly publish the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on NAMA during a public health crisis. Daly speaks about the historic impact of the pandemic on the transport sector, airlines' demands for bail-outs, implications for workers and the public, and the need for a radical rethink of aviation in the future. Kindly presented by Damien Thomson, political adviser to the GUE/NGL group. by I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace