Professor Marc Stears and Lord Stewart Woods influence on the direction of Milibands Labour party

An article in The Times (25 March) on apparent concern within the Labour party over Ed Milibands safety first approach ahead of the next general election quotes one source as saying: There is good Ed Miliband and bad Ed Miliband, and we need good Ed Miliband the friend of Stewart Wood and Marc Stears [two free-thinking aides, both Oxford academics] to triumph.

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Dr Stewart M. Wood (Baron Wood of Anfield) is a Fellow of Magdelen College, and an Associate Member of the Department of Politics & International Relations.