Episode 1272: The Housing Crisis, The Nature Of Protests, Blueshirts And Balaclavas
What did you think when you saw this picture?
Activists occupying North Fredericks removed from the property, by men in balaclavas, garda public order unit also on the scene outside the building pic.twitter.com/XGI6ZTu1Vz
— Jack Power (@jackpowerIT) September 11, 2018
Enough people were outraged by this image to ensure the protest on North Frederick Street the following day was one of the biggest in the history of Ireland’s housing crisis so far, and it feels as though bigger ones are to come.
As more and more people struggle to rent or own a house anywhere near where they work, Ireland is fast approaching an inflection point.
We’re sitting down and taking back the city! Join the protest #TakeBacktheCity pic.twitter.com/tKmUfAFEYf
— Take Back The City – Dublin (@TBTCDublin) September 12, 2018
Fintan O’Toole: It is insane to look to developers to solve housing crisis https://t.co/JPzt3QdQRB via @IrishTimesOpEd
— Fintan O’Toole (@fotoole) September 18, 2018
Joining us in studio to discuss the housing crisis is Aidan Regan, lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations in UCD, and a previous guest on episode 965 – a year ago today.
“In terms of our urban landscape, dereliction is legalised vandalism for the property-owning classes”. https://t.co/kvVyV9fcUG That should be graffitied all over the city! spot on @davidmcw
— Aidan Regan (@Aidan_Regan) September 19, 2018
1. A thread on the tug of war between private property rights (capitalism) and democratic social rights (democracy), within a metropolitan city with massive housing shortages #TakeBackTheCity
— Aidan Regan (@Aidan_Regan) September 13, 2018
We talk to Aidan about the origins of the crisis, the reasons for the government’s slow response, the lack of a challenger party in Ireland, politicised youth, and the effectiveness of street protest.
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We talk about the first round of matches in the Champions League – a bad week for petrodollar superclubs and Tottenham, a good one for the traditional big red clubs.https://t.co/Um2JaUIdQj pic.twitter.com/zlsExpeerV
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With Liverpool vs PSG the pick of the opening CL fixtures, Ken has some questions for their marketing gurus – including, is PSG the uncoolest brand in the history of capitalism? @LennyKravitz @KendallJenner #marketing #marketeers #PSG https://t.co/zQrdERZeKb pic.twitter.com/xECr3yOiUr
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) September 18, 2018
Go to PatreonThe lure of violence, trusting nothing and nobody, Brexit in NI, and the challenge of making a movie over a 5 year period – @kenearlys with director and writer of @AMotherBrings @SineadEOShea https://t.co/FaqPpnpBpz pic.twitter.com/Ycml0ptWc3
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