Marc Stears
@mds49.bsky.social
Political theorist, author, speechwriter, campaigner. Director UCL Policy Lab.
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And @mds49.bsky.social has written on some of the thinking here for those interested.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Manchesterism could revive Britain's fading grandeur
The towns and cities of the north and the Midlands were key to Britain's global success
www.newstatesman.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:54 PM
And @mds49.bsky.social has written on some of the thinking here for those interested.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Marc Stears
Good piece by @mds49.bsky.social tying this to our collective security, where all of the country can play its part. www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Manchesterism could revive Britain's fading grandeur
The towns and cities of the north and the Midlands were key to Britain's global success
www.newstatesman.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Good piece by @mds49.bsky.social tying this to our collective security, where all of the country can play its part. www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Nobody believes what Starmer says about Trump. Some commentators think that’s fine - it is what realpolitik demands - but even then, it leaves the PM without the best defence for himself.
January 4, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Nobody believes what Starmer says about Trump. Some commentators think that’s fine - it is what realpolitik demands - but even then, it leaves the PM without the best defence for himself.
That’s an old Maurice Glasman line. He’s been using it since 2010!
December 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
That’s an old Maurice Glasman line. He’s been using it since 2010!
The Trump project is not hegemonic though. Successful midterms for the Democrats would change the calculations considerably.
December 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The Trump project is not hegemonic though. Successful midterms for the Democrats would change the calculations considerably.