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 Comment ‘Michael Marra and the challenge of rebuilding Scottish Labour’ Dodging a daunting queue snaking around Glasgow University’s main building on Tuesday past, I visited the uni Labour… Francesca Brennan 19th September, 2026, 1:00 pm News Michael Marra elected leader of Scottish Labour, succeeding Anas Sarwar Michael Marra has been elected as the new leader of Scottish Labour, succeeding Anas Sarwar. Marra, a regional… Daniel Green 19th September, 2026, 11:23 am Uncategorized ‘Tackling the common-law marriage myth’ A woman recently came to my constituency surgery and described her difficulties after the death of her long-term… Mary Creagh MP 19th September, 2026, 10:00 am
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