Whats everyone think of David McWilliams? (1 Viewer)

[GO]

The economist southsider dude. I think he's class. His podcast is excellent even though I don't understand a lot of it.

 

[ernesto]

The economist southsider dude. I think he's class. His podcast is excellent even though I don't understand a lot of it.

I enjoy his newspaper articles.
I must add his podcast to the list

 

[Lili Marlene]

This was written a few years ago and was fairly on the money I think

This is What They All Think | David McWilliams' Renaissance Nation - HeadStuff

An epoch defining masterpiece or an echo chamber of "radical" centrist smugness committed to paper? Here's the verdict on David McWilliams' latest book.

headstuff.org

I don't really mind him, a good barometer of where the centre/well meaning and well-off people are at any moment. He sometimes accidentally comes out with mad stuff.

 

[magicbastarder]

sometimes his columns are phoned in. 'here's a book i read last week, so i'm just going to summarise it here'.
a mate of mine used to work for him.

 

[seanc]

I assume everyone hates him. Mainly because of his accent and his privileged demeanour. He's always made sense to me. And he likes to talk to the kind of people that need a good intellectual kick up the arse. He is quite haughty though, for sure.

Anyone who makes economics interesting is worth listening to in my book, because it actually is.

 

[magicbastarder]

the active transport people on twitter like him because he's called for the brown thomas car park to be turned into a homeless shelter (slight exaggeration there).

 

[Lili Marlene]

I assume everyone hates him. Mainly because of his accent and his privileged demeanour. He's always made sense to me. And he likes to talk to the kind of people that need a good intellectual kick up the arse. He is quite haughty though, for sure.

Anyone who makes economics interesting is worth listening to in my book, because it actually is.

what do you think of the critique posted above? I would seriously disagree that "everyone hates him" btw.

 

[Kermit McDermott]

I don't mind him. Can be patronizing though.

 

[seanc]

what do you think of the critique posted above?

I basically agree with everything you said.

I used to enjoy it when he filled in on Newstalk.

 

[seanc]

what do you think of the critique posted above? I would seriously disagree that "everyone hates him" btw.

Sorry, crossed wires there.

That's a funny read. I can't disagree with it. I was of a somewhat similar mindset to McWilliams back when I lived in Dub-a-lin.
The world has changed quite a lot since then and so have I. I wouldn't be so, I dunno, "free market will sort everything if pricks just stopped being pricks" minded today.

 

[therealjohnny]

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[egg_]

I think he sometimes has useful insights, but I got put off him during the aftermath of the 2008 crash when he made lots of predictions (e.g. the imminent demise of the euro) that just never came true.

 

[magicbastarder]

what's constant gurgling doing these days?
eddie hobbs is probably in a cave chewing on bones by now.

 

[chris d]

I liked when he pwnd Jim Allister.

 

[ann post]

I think he sometimes has useful insights, but I got put off him during the aftermath of the 2008 crash when he made lots of predictions (e.g. the imminent demise of the euro) that just never came true.

Same as, haven't looked at him in years. Made a dabble or two to see what he was on about a year or two ago but wasn't drawn by it.

 

[magicbastarder]

I liked when he pwnd Jim Allister.

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[chris d]

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[JohnnyRaz]

what's constant gurgling doing these days?
eddie hobbs is probably in a cave chewing on bones by now.

still going around being a prick

Former RTE presenter Eddie Hobbs criticised over Holocaust Covid vaccine tweet

He suggested that those not vaccinated should have to wear Star of David type badges

www.irishmirror.ie

Eddie Hobbs – Author, presenter and financial advisor

eddiehobbs.com

 

[Anthony]

My wife was listening to McWilliams' podcast for a while and I heard some of them in the car. They were good. As listenable as Blindboy.

 

[Lili Marlene]

lol David McWilliams spent the first 30 minutes of his 35 minute "How do we solve the inflation problem?" podcast this week talking around and around about inflation before finally, very quickly, coming to his one recommendation of no one is allowed get a pay rise for the sake of the economy.