It is no surprise that economic policy is dominating debate during the election campaign. Labour's message is that it...
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Stephen Beer Articles
A budget departed from reality
The last budget of the coalition did not substantially change the economic policy debate ahead of the election. It did...
Prepare for a Tory tax cut
This month will see George Osborne deliver the final budget speech of this parliament. It will be the final budget too...
Making a British investment bank work
Within Ed Miliband’s speech arguing for more bank reform last week was a little-noticed reference to the need for a...
Institutional incorrigibility?
The anticipation was high but the outcome instead left key questions unanswered. Bob Diamond probably benefited from...
Tawney economics
Across Europe voters – the people – are reacting against the harsh measures their leaders have decreed are essential...
Labour’s national duty
Labour has spent years now worrying about how to gain credibility on economic policy. Meanwhile, the Conservatives and...
Still no growth strategy
The main measures in this budget had been well-flagged so there was little in the way of surprises in Osborne’s...
Avoiding another 1992
The chancellor’s Autumn Statement contained an assortment of measures aimed at boosting growth. However, the...
Credibility on debt and growth go together
The turmoil in European financial markets continues and it is directly affecting the lives of millions. Technocratic...
The credibility deficit
We may be facing the worst financial crisis ever, the Bank of England governor told us last week. Unfortunately, we...
Splitting the banks
Banks need structural reform as well as tighter regulation and we should be careful to distinguish between the...