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Taking Stock

Converting office spaces into homes, bolstering Ireland's engineering sector & just who is Keir Starmer?

Aug 18, 2023
Shane Duffy from Savills discusses converting office spaces into homes. Oliver Eagleton sheds light on Keir Starmer. Pauline O'Flanagan talks about challenges facing Ireland's engineering sector and the Budget 2024 submission by Engineering Industries Ireland.
48:46

Episode guests

Shane Duffy
Oliver Eagleton

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Quick takeaways

  • Empty office spaces could be converted into new homes as a result of the pandemic.
  • Keir Starmer aims to distance himself from Corbyn's legacy and position himself as a centrist and respectable politician.

Deep dives

Keir Starmer's Background and Early Career Path

Keir Starmer grew up in Oxstead, Surrey, and came from a lower middle-class family. He studied law at the University of Leeds and was initially involved in pro bono work, providing legal advice to trade unionists and environmental campaigners. Starmer became a prominent figure in London's legal scene and served as a human rights advisor to the Northern Irish policing board. This experience led him to become the director of public prosecutions, the top lawyer position in the UK. His early years as a lawyer were marked by a shift from assisting those fighting the British state to serving it.

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