Stephen Beer Articles

The autumn statement represents what happens if you adopt the wrong economic policy for the times we live in. For reasons of misguided economics or political priorities, probably both, the government has committed to more years of spending cuts. Meanwhile, though the...

In Postcapitalism, Paul Mason looks at the cycles of change experienced by capitalist economies. He argues that we are undergoing a fundamental change, driven by information technology.  This change will see the limits of capitalism reached and something else emerge,...

This Labour conference takes place in seemingly benign economic times. Yet all is not well. The need for political renewal is more pressing and more challenging than it has been for a generation. But the answer is not to simply call for Jeremy to stop being Jeremy....

The singular lack of a credible defence and security strategy did not feature in the general election campaign. Neither of the two coalition partners had much to say about defence and Labour was no better. The central reason was that all parties were focused on...