http://www.stephenbeer.com Latest articles from Stephen Beer 2010, Stephen Beer en Insight by Endis, www.endis.com 1440 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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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.