24th February, 2011, 9:01 am AV campaign turns nasty: 8 in the morning – February 24th Mark Ferguson Share this article: By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * Voting reform campaign “turns nasty”. * Yes campaign lead by 12 points in latest poll. * The Sun try to stir discontent in the Labour Party by claiming that David Miliband was offered the shadow chancellor post. * “Bed blocking” threatens NHS. * Teenagers seek judicial review of tuition fees. * “Rich councils” could keep business rates. * Interest rates could rise in March. * And youth unemployment looks set to soar. Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList Analysis ‘The Warm Homes Plan reminds us of the difference Labour can make’ With a torrent of bleak news almost daily from the United States over Greenland and Labour languishing in… Daniel Green 21st January, 2026, 3:08 pm Comment ‘Named community sponsorship puts control and compassion at the heart of refugee resettlement’ Community sponsorship is set to become the main way we resettle refugees in the UK. That commitment, made… Tony Vaughan KC MP 21st January, 2026, 12:00 pm Comment ‘Britain’s coastal towns are the front line of national renewal’ As an island nation is there anything more symbolic than the British coastal line? Stretching over 19,000 miles,… Beccy Cooper MP 21st January, 2026, 6:00 am
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