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 Grassroots voices ‘Why I joined Labour: my first steps into politics’ A few days ago, I made a decision I had thought about for a very long time. I… Wayne Devlin 29th August, 2026, 10:00 am News Mixed picture for factions as NEC election results revealed Results from the latest elections to the National Executive Committee have been revealed, with a mixed picture for… Daniel Green 28th August, 2026, 11:16 am Analysis Burnham’s honeymoon comes to a close Andy Burnham has enjoyed a relatively smooth start to life in Downing Street. His first month as Prime… Daniel Green 28th August, 2026, 9:49 am
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