CONTROL FINANCE 'HAWKS' ..OR CALL ELECTION; Union chief's warning to Taoiseach..Byline: AINE AINE Antiinflamatorio No Esteroideo (Spanish: nonsteroidal antiinflammatory) HEGARTY BRIAN Cowen should call an election if he is unable to rein in to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing the reins. to cause (a person) to slow down or cease some activity; - to rein in is used commonly of superiors in a chain of command, ordering a subordinate to moderate or cease some activity deemed excessive. See also: Rein Rein Finance Department "hawks" pursuing "slash and burn This article is about the agricultural practice of slash and burn. For the military tactic, see scorched earth. Slash and burn refers to the cutting and burning of forests or woodlands to create fields for agriculture or pasture for livestock, or for a " economic policies, it was claimed yesterday. Siptu chief Jack O'Connor also called on the Taoiseach to "exercise some control" over his Finance Minister Brian Lenihan before he does "irreparable damage to the country". He described Mr Lenihan as a "bright, capable, hardworking man pursuing extremely wrong policies". The union boss also branded An Bord Snip as another example of the Government's "recipe of reprehensible remedies". He said: "It represents an attack on public services and on the social welfare payments of the most vulnerable while proposing to sell off important state assets so that those who still have money can pick them up at bargain basement prices." Mr O'Connor described the proposed reduction of 17,500 public service jobs as "a tall order". He said: "We can accept numbers have to be reduced not because we have a bloated public service but because we can't pay for it." But he refused to say how many public sector jobs could be cut. CAPTION(S): CALL Cowen |
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