The Other Hand

France and Germany join the list of countries offering nothing but political chaos. Farage wants the UK to be in that club very soon. Guess which country has bought itself another 5 years of peace and all of the economic & business attractions that go with it.

We take a look at the results of GE 24 and disagree about several things. More such disagreements are very likely.

Are we in the foothills of another Euro area crisis?

Sarah Carey joins us to discuss an election campaign that has finally caught fire. But not in the way that Fine Gael would likeWhen will they realise the civil war is over?

Well-known political analyst, commentator and occasional comedian, Tull McAdoo, joins Chris to talk about the General Election.Will Ireland join the rest of the world and sweep out the incumbent government? Or is the economy doing so well that incumbency is actually a positive?We may have to wait until Easter for a government

The world is changing. Rapidly. Have we noticed?

Irish employment is still growing - at another all-time high. Not unrelatedly, house prices are also booming.UK farmers are protesting about inheritance taxation. What are the issues and do they have wider resonance?

Budget 2025 has been derailed by Project 2025 - the radical agenda denied by Trump during his campaign (it really is so extreme even he had to disavow it). Notwithstanding the denials, Project 2025 is now being implemented. But few Irish or European politicians seem to have noticed.Latest EU Commission economic forecasts are pretty dire.The US is leaving the EU for dust. And a new gap has emerged: the EU North versus the Eu SouthWill the EU ever be an economically dynamic region again?Has the battle against inflation really been won? At least one natural gas price has doubled recently.China is limbering up to fight the Trump trade war.

Trump is impossible to forecast - so should we stop trying? Is talking about him merely enabling him? Colluding with him?There is a spiders-web of connections between Trump and Brexit.Farage, Le Pen and Orban have a new spring in their step.Brexiteers still hanker after a free trade deal with the US. They must confront the reality of a protectionist US President - and government.One way Trump could make mischief would be to implement his global tariffs but offer the UK an exemption. The British government could hardly say no. But that would blow out of the water all of their efforts 'to get closer to the EU'. That would be the end of the 'rebuilding trust' project.Brexit is now too difficult to talk about. It may even be a problem too difficult to solve. Most Britons agree that Brexit was a mistake but is now a problem child best kept hidden.Electorates everywhere want anything but the truth.A fabulous conversation with Professor Chris Grey