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Stuart Weir is a British journalist and writer, who was a founder of the constitutional reform pressure group Charter88, and was editor of the weekly political magazine the New Statesman from 1987-91.
Weir was editor of the Labour Party's monthly magazine New Socialist in the mid-1980s, but was dismissed as editor in 1987 for advocating tactical voting during the 1987 election campaign. He was succeeded by Nigel Williamson.
Publications
- Weir, Stuart (January 1999). Politico's Guide to Electoral Reform in Britain (Paperback ed.). London: Politico's Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-902301-20-X.
- Weir, Stuart.; David Beetham (1999). Political power and democratic control in Britain : the Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom (Paperback ed.). London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-09644-8.
- Dunleavy, Patrick; Helen Margetts, Trevor Smith, Stuart Weir (March 2005). Voices of the People: Popular Attitudes to Democratic Renewal in Britain (Paperback ed.). London: Politico's. ISBN 1-84275-134-4.
- Burall, Simon; Brendan Donnelly, Stuart Weir (January 2006). Not in Our Name: Democracy and Foreign Policy in the UK (Paperback ed.). London: Politico's. ISBN 1-84275-150-6.
- Weir, Stuart (June 2006). Unequal Britain: The Rights of Man Under President Blair (Paperback ed.). London: Politico's. ISBN 1-84275-091-7.
- Skelcher, Weir; Stuart Weir, Lynne Wilson (December 2000). The Advance of the Quango State: A Report for the LGIU (Paperback ed.). London: Local Government Information Unit. ISBN 1-897957-37-8.
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| Preceded by John Lloyd |
Editor of the New Statesman 1987–1991 |
Succeeded by Steve Platt |
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