Marc Stears

Marc Stears is a lecturer in Political Theory at Oxford University. His primary research interest is in radical political thought. He is a Visiting Fellow of the Institute for Public Policy Research where he researches the ideological and organizational development of left political parties in Britain.

Everyday Ed - Labour can win by leaving democracy to us

For Labour's new leader to win and make a difference, change in Britain has to come from below and not from Westminster - argues one of Ed Miliband's close advisers in a new pamphlet timed for the party conference - and a veteran campaigner disagrees. In a swift exchange of emails they clash over

By Marc Stears

/ 25 Sep 2011

What is Blue Labour? An Interview with Marc Stears

In the first of a series of interviews on "Blue Labour", Marc Stears argues that the UK Labour party must recover a democratic culture, connecting with progressive social movements outside the Party to forge a politics of the common good.

By Alan Finlayson and Marc Stears

/ 15 Jul 2011