6th October, 2011, 1:50 pm Spot the difference – The last resort of desperate governments? Mark Ferguson Share this article: January 2009: “Printing money is the last resort of desperate governments when all other policies have failed.” – George Osborne October 2011: The Bank of England has said it will inject a further £75bn into the economy through quantitative easing 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 Will Labour’s seven suspended rebel MPs get the whip back? January 23 will mark six months since seven Labour MPs lost the party whip for voting against the… James Moules, Luke O'Reilly & Tom Belger 21st January, 2025, 4:14 pm Comment ‘Why I’m calling for universal free school meals for all children across England’ I’ve worked as a local GP in Stroud for 30 years. In that time, I’ve seen the lifelong… Simon Opher 21st January, 2025, 6:00 am News ‘Trump’s riding a working-class revolt’: Where should the Democrats go next? Democrats need to put working-class voters and their interests first and reject “divisive identity politics” if they are… Daniel Green 20th January, 2025, 9:46 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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