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 News Government to drop security services exemption from Hillsborough Law Plans to give security services an exemption from giving evidence to public inquiries is due to be dropped… Daniel Green 13th April, 2026, 4:12 pm News Scottish Labour ‘best choice to stop SNP’ in two-thirds of Scottish seats Scottish Labour is the best option to stop the SNP in almost two-thirds of Holyrood constituencies, a tactical… Daniel Green 13th April, 2026, 2:31 pm Analysis ‘Marginal gains’ In the UK we are now in a world of multi-party politics, but very little of the debate… Emma Burnell 13th April, 2026, 9:58 am
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
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