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'Let me answer the question please...' - lies, damned lies and RTE statistics

category national | worker & community struggles and protests | other press author Thursday July 16, 2009 19:13author by James Connolly - 1916 Veterans Association (deceased) Report this post to the editors

RTE's Cathal MacCoile doesn't like the answer, or else he doesn't understand it

On Morning Ireland this morning (16 July 2009) Cathal MacCoille asks Tom Geraghty of the Public Service Executive Union about some CSO statistics. Geraghty explains that they are bogus for the purpose MacCoile is using them - trying to argue that public sector workers get paid more than private sector workers. Geraghty also explains that the CSO recognise that fact. But MacCoille keeps asking the same question, oblivious of the fact that Geraghty keeps answering it.

For once a dense RTE bore gets his answer - listen and laugh (there are few of them about these days).

It is a pity that RTE staff fell for their own media propaganda and voted by just over 50% for pay cuts. Suppose that means they can now shout from the rooftops - 'look at us we are getting paid less than the private sector and proud of it'. They shouldn't believe all they see and hear on RTE - such saps.

To congratulate RTE on this item and to ask for more - morningireland@rte.ie



Cathal MacCoile like a broken record - can't understand the answer
audio Cathal MacCoile like a broken record - can't understand the answer 1.13 Mb

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   "Although I am no longer a socialist" - Eoghan - smash the public sector - Harris     Edmund Stapleton    Mon Jul 20, 2009 14:01 
   Harris     pat c    Mon Jul 20, 2009 14:45 


 
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