http://www.stephenbeer.com Latest articles from Stephen Beer 2012, Stephen Beer en Insight by Endis, www.endis.com 1440 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/296234/Stephen_Beer/Blog/January_2012/Why_Opposition_is.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/296234/Stephen_Beer/Blog/January_2012/Why_Opposition_is.aspx Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT Are we there yet? By Stephen Beer http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/296186/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Labour_and_the.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/296186/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Labour_and_the.aspx Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:59:00 GMT My take on economic policy and politics at the beginning of 2012. By Stephen Beer http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/297607/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Winning_the_economic.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/297607/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Winning_the_economic.aspx Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Previewing my remarks to a seminar in the New Year conference. By Next Left (Fabian Society), 13 January 2012 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/293334/Stephen_Beer/Economy/In_the_Black.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/293334/Stephen_Beer/Economy/In_the_Black.aspx Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Latest Labour economic debates and the need for credibility. By Next Left, 12 December 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/291219/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Avoiding_another_1992.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/291219/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Avoiding_another_1992.aspx Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT First reaction to the Autumn Statement and Office for Budget Responsibility report. By Progress, 30 November 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/289253/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Credibility_on_debt.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/289253/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Credibility_on_debt.aspx Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Ed Miliband's speech and a lesson for Labour from the European crisis. By Progress, 18 November 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/288341/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_moment_for.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/288341/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_moment_for.aspx Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT My chapter in Stewardship and the Stakeholder Economy: Perspectives on the Role of Shareholder Engagement in the UK Economy, published by PIRC By PIRC, 9 November 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/284955/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Credibility_Deficits.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/284955/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Credibility_Deficits.aspx Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT GDP revisions erode Coalition's economic credibility, but Labour still has work to do. By Progress, 11 October 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/281716/Stephen_Beer/Blog/September_2011/Credibility_Deficit.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/281716/Stephen_Beer/Blog/September_2011/Credibility_Deficit.aspx Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT How to restore Labour's economic reputation. By Stephen Beer http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/280645/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Splitting_the_banks.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/280645/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Splitting_the_banks.aspx Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT The Independent Commission on Banking has published its final report. It's tough but doesn't go far enough. By Progress, 12 September 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/275413/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_importance_of.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/275413/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_importance_of.aspx Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT Lessons from the summer financial turmoil. By Progress, 8 August 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/272495/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Banks_media_power.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/272495/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Banks_media_power.aspx Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT We need power to be dispersed throughout society - and it's not too late for bank reform to lead the way. By Progress, 22 July 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/271571/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Christian_Socialist_Movement/Christian_Socialists_echo.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/271571/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Christian_Socialist_Movement/Christian_Socialists_echo.aspx Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT Labour leader links bank crisis, MP expenses and phone hacking CSM calls again for bank reform By Stephen Beer http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/271567/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_other_great.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/271567/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_other_great.aspx Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT While attention in the UK was focused on the News Corp crisis, in the Eurozone another crisis has been unfolding. By Progress, 19 July 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/265890/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Consensus_not_the.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/265890/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Consensus_not_the.aspx Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:25:00 GMT Assessing Ed Balls' speech on economic policy. By Progress, 16 June 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/265321/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Christian_Socialist_Movement/Celebrating_Christian_involvement.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/265321/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Christian_Socialist_Movement/Celebrating_Christian_involvement.aspx Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:00:00 GMT The Christian Socialist Movement's 50th anniversary. By Church of England Newspaper , 27 May 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/265195/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Nostalgic_organised_and.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/265195/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Nostalgic_organised_and.aspx Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:00:00 GMT As Labour seeks to ‘refound’ itself, some pointers for the comeback trail By Tribune, 27 May 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/261924/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Christian_Socialist_Movement/Christian_Socialist_Movement.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/261924/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Christian_Socialist_Movement/Christian_Socialist_Movement.aspx Mon, 23 May 2011 17:00:00 GMT An essay published for CSM's 50th anniversary reception. By Stephen Beer http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/261923/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Economic_competence_does.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/261923/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Economic_competence_does.aspx Mon, 23 May 2011 15:00:00 GMT My account of the economy workshop at the 2011 Progress annual conference on 20 May. By Progress, 23 May 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/254818/Stephen_Beer/Economy/More_radical_bank.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/254818/Stephen_Beer/Economy/More_radical_bank.aspx Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT The Independent Banking Commission has published its interim report, but it does not go far enough. By Progress, 11 April 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/252229/Stephen_Beer/Faith_and_Politics/Creating_the_Good.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/252229/Stephen_Beer/Faith_and_Politics/Creating_the_Good.aspx Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:00:00 GMT If we want to talk about what's 'good', Labour should engage with churches and other faith groups. By Progress, 30 March 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/249888/Stephen_Beer/Blog/March_2011/Budget_2011_first.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/249888/Stephen_Beer/Blog/March_2011/Budget_2011_first.aspx Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:00:00 GMT My initial reactions to the Budget speech. By Stephen Beer http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/247337/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/Capitalism_4_0.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/247337/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/Capitalism_4_0.aspx Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT I review Anatole Kaletsky's book on the changes happening to capitalism. By Third Way, March 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/240341/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_danger_of.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/240341/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_danger_of.aspx Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT The UK economy goes backwards. By Progress, 26 January 2011 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/238693/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/Coping_with_a.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/238693/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/Coping_with_a.aspx Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT My review of Beyond the Crash by Gordon Brown By Tribune, 14 January 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/235492/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Labours_economic_message.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/235492/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Labours_economic_message.aspx Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT This has been a week for substantial economic data in the UK. The Christmas break will be the ideal time for Labour to think about its message on the economy. There is some work to do. By Progress, 17 December 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/233350/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/Liberty_equality_and.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/233350/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/Liberty_equality_and.aspx Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT My review of Labour’s Revival: The Modernisers’ Manifesto by Paul Richards By Tribune, December 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/224666/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Lines_of_attack.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/224666/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Lines_of_attack.aspx Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Labour must be sure it is fighting on the right financial ground. By Tribune, 29 October 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/223730/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_phoney_war.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/223730/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_phoney_war.aspx Sat, 23 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT The spending cuts will be dramatic but they have yet to kick in. Meanwhile, Labour has work to do. By Progress, 22 October 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/216617/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Credibility_Deficit.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/216617/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Credibility_Deficit.aspx Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT Even if Labour is proved right on the dangers of a double-dip recession, it will not be enough to win the economic arguments of five years hence. By Progress magazine, October 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/220889/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Gambling_with_someone.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/220889/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Gambling_with_someone.aspx Sat, 09 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT Speech on bank reform to Labour conference fringe event. By Labour Conference fringe, 29 September 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/221500/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Principles_for_a.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/221500/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Principles_for_a.aspx Fri, 08 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT Getting it right on banking must be part of Labour's new economic plans. Its actions of 2008 halted catastrophe, but the party must be more vigorous in securing real reform in the City while promoting the prosperity it can bring. By Progress, 8 October 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/221498/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Principles_for_a.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/221498/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Principles_for_a.aspx Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT A Labour party not concerned with jobs would not be worthy of the name. Labour must be the party of employment - a sounder approach than simply opposing every redundancy. By Progress, 7 October 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/220885/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Principles_for_a.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/220885/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Principles_for_a.aspx Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT Can we grow our way out of trouble, and how far are we prepared to go? Labour cannot rely on another recession; growth may in fact return quickly. Instead it must argue for spending oriented towards making the UK more productive. By Progress, 6 October 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/216742/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Radical_action_on.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/216742/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Radical_action_on.aspx Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT Contemporary resolution from CSM and Vauxhall CLP. By Stephen Beer/CSM, 21 September 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/211655/Stephen_Beer/Faith_and_Politics/Society_versus_the.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/211655/Stephen_Beer/Faith_and_Politics/Society_versus_the.aspx Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:00:00 GMT Why we should not rush to embrace Cameron's 'Big Society'. By Church of England Newspaper, 30 July 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/205926/Stephen_Beer/Economy/IMF_downgrades_UK.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/205926/Stephen_Beer/Economy/IMF_downgrades_UK.aspx Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMT Almost all economic forecasts are bunk... By Progress, 9 July 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/205535/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Outlook_grim_forecast.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/205535/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Outlook_grim_forecast.aspx Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMT The impact of the Tory-LibDem Coalition's first Budget. By Tribune, 2 July 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/204045/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Progressive_opposition.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/204045/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Progressive_opposition.aspx Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT The leadership candidates need to remind themselves and the public that the deficit was caused by responsible action in dire straits, but also prepare a progressive economic policy without simply opposing everything. By Progress, 23 June 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/201402/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_Coalitions_cuts.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/201402/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_Coalitions_cuts.aspx Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT Unfortunately, the new Government's economic policies are entirely what they seem. Labour needs to be wise about how it oposes them. By Tribune, 4 June 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/196507/Stephen_Beer/Blog/May_2010/Campaigning_in_Vauxhall.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/196507/Stephen_Beer/Blog/May_2010/Campaigning_in_Vauxhall.aspx Mon, 03 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT On the campaign trail with Kate Hoey and our council candidates. Plus Brown's speech and Labour's latest video. By Stephen Beer's blog 4 May 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/196204/Stephen_Beer/Blog/May_2010/On_the_campaign.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/196204/Stephen_Beer/Blog/May_2010/On_the_campaign.aspx Sun, 02 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT Grassroots campaigning matters. By Stephen Beer's blog, 3 May 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/195930/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Economic_policy_and.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/195930/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Economic_policy_and.aspx Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT The moral compass at the heart of each party's economic policies should be studied carefully. By Christian Socialist Movement, 28 April 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/195079/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Tories_on_a.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/195079/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Tories_on_a.aspx Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT The Tories will again spread discord and disharmony if they win power By Tribune, 19 April 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/194161/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_economy_back.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/194161/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_economy_back.aspx Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT New data will train a spotlight on the economy this week, but should not knock Labour's narrative off course. By Progress 19 April 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/192234/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Budget_2010_Darling.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/192234/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Budget_2010_Darling.aspx Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT The Budget will put Labour values into practice, while the Tories are hidebound by outdated dogma By Tribune 2 April 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/191742/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_Chancellor_and.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/191742/Stephen_Beer/Economy/The_Chancellor_and.aspx Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT The Channel 4 debate between the three men who want to be Chancellor after the General Election contained no fireworks. However, it did give us a sense of how the debate on the economy might pan out during the campaign. By Progress, 30 March 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/191420/Stephen_Beer/Economy/A_battle_and.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/191420/Stephen_Beer/Economy/A_battle_and.aspx Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Budget was what we needed, and progressives need to do some hard thinking. By Progress, 26 March 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/190892/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Christian_Socialist_Movement/Leading_the_debate.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/190892/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Christian_Socialist_Movement/Leading_the_debate.aspx Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Outlining the points made in CSM's Tawney Dialogue by a cabinet minister and others By CSM 23 March 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/190245/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Churches_speak_out.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/190245/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Churches_speak_out.aspx Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A new report says we should look at the ratio between the highest and the lowest paid in a company. By 18 March 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/189217/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Family_talk.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/189217/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Family_talk.aspx Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT As we head ever closer to what some are calling a 'mum's-election', getting Labour talking more about the family is the right thing to do. By Progress, 10 March 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/180281/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Family_debate_continues.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/180281/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Family_debate_continues.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Labour has published its Green Paper on the family. A focus on family stability will help children in divided families. By Christian Socialist Movement, 3 February 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/179916/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Its_time_to.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/179916/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Its_time_to.aspx Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT President Obama's bank plan is a good one and Britain should follow suit. By Tribune 29 January 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/179355/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Obama_bank_reforms.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/179355/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Obama_bank_reforms.aspx Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Labour must grasp the nettle of separating banking activities By Progress 25 January 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/176151/Stephen_Beer/Labour/The_family_and.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/176151/Stephen_Beer/Labour/The_family_and.aspx Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Christians in the Labour Party need to get serious about the family. By The Common Good, 8 January 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/176773/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Credit_where_its.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/176773/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Credit_where_its.aspx Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT While the Tories talk down Britain's economy, Labour has been steering the responsible course. By Tribune 8 January 2010 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/175524/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Darlings_decisions_the.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/175524/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Darlings_decisions_the.aspx Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Labour has got the politics and economics correct, but tough choices still lie ahead. By Tribune, 18th December 2009 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/174438/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Economics_and_politics.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/174438/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Economics_and_politics.aspx Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Initial reaction to the 2009 Pre Budget Report. By 10 December 2009 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/172181/Stephen_Beer/Economy/ABC_at_the.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/172181/Stephen_Beer/Economy/ABC_at_the.aspx Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Archbishop promoted virtue but sometimes financial institutions can work against it. By Guardian Comment is Free, 18th November 2009 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/171498/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Regulation_of_the.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/171498/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Regulation_of_the.aspx Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Gordon Brown's G20 speech was bold – but we need to go further and separate risky banking activities from retail. By Guardian Comment is Free, 10th November 2009 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/171501/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Labour_Positives_Tory.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/171501/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Labour_Positives_Tory.aspx Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT The political conference season revealed a great deal about what the parties think about the financial crisis and the economy. By Tribune, 23rd October 2009 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/171503/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Institutional_Reform.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/171503/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Institutional_Reform.aspx Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT News about large bank bonuses is shocking and it demonstrates that the banking system still needs reform. A progressive party such as Labour should be up to the task. By Progress Online, 21st October 2009 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/171495/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Banking_a_matter.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/171495/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Banking_a_matter.aspx Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT With stock markets reaching new highs and some banks recruiting again there is the distinct impression that things are going back to "business as usual". By Guardian Comment is Free, 14th October 2009 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/171493/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Morals_and_markets.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/171493/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Morals_and_markets.aspx Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Banks must learn to embed a sense of the common good in their activities if they are not to be socially harmful. By Guardian Comment is Free, 30th September 2009 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165156/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/The_Audacity_of.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165156/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/The_Audacity_of.aspx Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Is America ‘ready’ for a black president? For the first time, there is a significant probability that the next President of the United States will be either a woman or a black man. But does Barack Obama have what it takes to be his country’s President? http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165155/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/The_case_against.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165155/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/The_case_against.aspx Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Book Review of In Defence of Atheism: The case against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam by Michel Onfray. Serpents Tail, 2007. http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165153/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/Must_Faith_Be.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165153/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/Must_Faith_Be.aspx Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Roger Trigg makes some convincing arguments for religious voices to be heard in public life. What he does not do is provide practical suggestions about how we can ensure that happens in a way that increases mutual understanding and respect. http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165150/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/Anglican_Communion_in.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165150/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/Anglican_Communion_in.aspx Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT This is a book about differences within the Anglican Communion and how in fact globalisation may mean Anglicans worldwide are uniting around traditional church teaching. http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165120/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Contemporary_Issues/Making_the_case.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165120/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Contemporary_Issues/Making_the_case.aspx Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Politicians can raise concerns about the Afghan conflict – but they have a duty to make the case for our role there to the nation. http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165117/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Time_for_a.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165117/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Time_for_a.aspx Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT We'll need time to say whether our chancellor did the right thing yesterday. Debt relief, according to the biblical principle of jubilee, might have been a good place to start. By Guardian Comment is Free, 23rd April 2009 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/205041/Stephen_Beer/Economy/G20_we_need.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/205041/Stephen_Beer/Economy/G20_we_need.aspx Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 GMT As Brown and Rudd made clear at St Paul's Cathedral yesterday, we need values to underpin the way we conduct market activity. By Guardian Comment is Free, 1 April 2009 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165164/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Can_the_politicians.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165164/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Can_the_politicians.aspx Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Amidst the battle to prevent a global depression, never have so many economies expected so much from so few people as next week when the leaders of the G20 meet in London. By Tribune, 27 March 2009 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165158/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Making_the_least.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165158/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Making_the_least.aspx Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT The latest news on unemployment is grim. This will continue to be a year of difficult choices and high economic stakes. By Tribune 27/03/09 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165115/Stephen_Beer/Faith_and_Politics/Memo_to_Tony.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165115/Stephen_Beer/Faith_and_Politics/Memo_to_Tony.aspx Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Tony Blair's Faith Foundation should not encourage a mushy 'faith in faith'. We must be realistic if we want to curb the destructive power of religion and harness its good. By Guardian Comment is Free 23 March 2009 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165113/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Jobs_to_do.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165113/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Jobs_to_do.aspx Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Labour has rescued the banking system. Now it's time to tackle the spectre of rapidly rising unemployment. By Guardian Comment is Free 01/03/09 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165110/Stephen_Beer/Faith_and_Politics/Theres_a_place.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165110/Stephen_Beer/Faith_and_Politics/Theres_a_place.aspx Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT It's a good start – but the Runnymede Trust needs more evidence to back up its prescription for faith school By Guardian Comment is Free 5 December 2008 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165165/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Its_not_as.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165165/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Its_not_as.aspx Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT We need to hold our nerve if our Party and our leader are to benefit from a political recovery. By Tribune September 2008 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165167/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Recession_Labour_must.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165167/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Recession_Labour_must.aspx Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Can New Labour survive a recession? We might be about to discover the answer. By Tribune 01/08/08 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165146/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/Soros_sounds_off.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165146/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Book_Reviews/Soros_sounds_off.aspx Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Review of The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What it Means by George Soros. PublicAffairs, 12.99 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165168/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Values_and_visibility.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165168/Stephen_Beer/Labour/Values_and_visibility.aspx Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT It is not a matter of looking for the right electoral buttons to press or grasping at the first populist policy that comes along. By Progress Online 13 May 2008 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165184/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Flip_Charge.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165184/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Flip_Charge.aspx Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT If we cannot prevent another financial crisis, banks should pay the taxpayer an insurance premium. By Progress Online 18 April 2008 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165188/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Keep_Calm_and.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165188/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Keep_Calm_and.aspx Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Financial markets have continued to be dysfunctional. But to loose our nerve would be a mistake. By Tribune April 08 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165190/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Labour_s_economic.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165190/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Labour_s_economic.aspx Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT Newly released documents shed light on how a Labour Chancellor ran a pay policy thirty years ago. Then, as now, the government was concerned with expectations of future inflation. By Tribune 1 February 2008 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165193/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Economic_Challenges_in.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165193/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Economic_Challenges_in.aspx Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT What is Labour’s economic policy? What does it mean to the average voter? These are vital questions and will become more so in the months ahead. By Tribune January 2008 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165183/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Political_Hazard.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165183/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Political_Hazard.aspx Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT What can we say, after Labour Conference week, on the financial crisis that has engulfed Northern Rock? What we saw on Friday, September 14 was an old-fashioned run on a British bank. By Progress 1 October 2007 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165195/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Northern_Rock_and.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165195/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Northern_Rock_and.aspx Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT Banks attract the brightest talents and employ them to the full. In the City they are referred to as ‘rocket scientists’. Therefore we should not be surprised that banks regularly find new and exciting ways to run into trouble. By Tribune October 2007 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165196/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Turbulent_Times.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165196/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Turbulent_Times.aspx Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT Barring a financial crisis, central banks are unlikely to cut rates unless they can see a direct economic impact. Government policy has to continue to focus on economic stability and an investment orientated environment for the long term. By Tribune 13 August 2007 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165151/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Dont_blame_Brown.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165151/Stephen_Beer/Economy/Dont_blame_Brown.aspx Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Stephen Beer says Labour should be proud of the Chancellor's 10-year stewardship of the economy and the responsibility for pension shortfalls lies elsewhere By Tribune 13 April 2007 http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165152/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Contemporary_Issues/What_shall_we.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165152/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Contemporary_Issues/What_shall_we.aspx Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT What shall we do in Afghanistan? We were doing so well. Now reports speak of NATO soldiers under constant attack. http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165185/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Contemporary_Issues/Critical_Friends.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165185/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Contemporary_Issues/Critical_Friends.aspx Sat, 09 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT Labour should be careful about being too hostile to the private sector, warns Stephen Beer. http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165140/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Contemporary_Issues/Bring_corporate_giants.aspx http://www.stephenbeer.com/Articles/165140/Stephen_Beer/Articles/Contemporary_Issues/Bring_corporate_giants.aspx Fri, 28 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT Stephen Beer says we need to encourage all companies, not just well known ones, to behave conscientiously.