28th April, 2011, 9:52 am The Osborne Effect Mark Ferguson Share this article: Any questions? 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 ‘Tackling poverty should be the legacy of Keir Starmer’s government’ Poverty in Britain has become so familiar that it risks fading into the background. Food banks on high… Tom Burgess 17th February, 2026, 12:00 pm Comment ‘The High Court judgment brings more uncertainty for the trans community’ On Friday, the High Court handed down its decision in a case brought by Good Law Project against… Alex Charilaou 17th February, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘There are good and bad businesses. Labour needs to be able to explain the difference’ When Ed Miliband outlined his distinction between productive and predatory capitalism in a speech at the 2011 Labour… Jack Jeffrey 17th February, 2026, 6:00 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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