Stephen Beer Articles

It is no surprise that economic policy is dominating debate during the election campaign. Labour's message is that it can offer hope on living standards and growth in combination with a credible fiscal strategy. It faces claims that it wants to borrow up to £30bn more...

The chancellor’s autumn statement demonstrated his economic credibility has fallen even lower. Yet it also demonstrated a political reality, which we need to appreciate fast. That is that so far at least he has got away with it. It is not enough for Labour to shout...

As Labour politicians debate growth strategies, the challenge is to meet the scale of the task. From my perspective as a City investment manager, I have watched as the mood in markets has shifted over the past few months.  Back in 2010, following a period of stimulus,...

It is not great news for any government to find that its economic policy has been discredited. The latest GDP figures showed the economy shrank again last quarter, by 0.7 per cent. That must be particularly hard to take for a coalition government formed, it was...