Any hungry journalists out there looking for a story during the August lull? The Slovenia angle is also worth a look. Has there been any blow back from the US after they introduced an OTB-style law last week? Journalism will face the sort of questions the profession faced after the property crash if this all turns out disastrously. Not scrutinising policy choices is never a good position for media.

Dan O’Brien

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Any hungry journalists out there looking for a story during the August lull? The Slovenia angle is also worth a look. Has there been any blow back from the US after they introduced an OTB-style law last week? Maybe

@NiallStanage

is right and

@LarryPDonnelly

,

@DanMulhall

and me are wrong about the costs of OTB, but it is a big deal, as two unprecedented waves of harsh criticism have already come across the Atlantic. Journalism will face the sort of questions the profession faced after the property crash if this all turns out disastrously. Not scrutinising policy choices is never a good position for media.

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Has the US Treasury responded and are their any indications of its views on the OTB? Is the US Commerce Dept looking at the issue and could it link the matter with wider tariff policy? What are the views of Democrats on the hill re the OTB? Any action by state legislatures and x.com/danobrien20/st…