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 Comment ‘Your voice is vital: how you can help shape our decade of national renewal’ Having spent 19 years on the National Policy Forum, first as a youth rep and now as an NEC… Ellie Reeves 31st March, 2025, 3:00 pm News Welfare reform: List of Labour MPs prepared to rebel against benefit changes More than 25 Labour MPs have said publicly that they will not back the government when proposed welfare… Daniel Green 31st March, 2025, 12:00 pm Comment ‘Canada’s Liberals are riding a national pride wave – could Labour do the same?’ The first time I noticed “it” was on a Friday night, trying to tune out the stressful news… Trish Hennessy 30th March, 2025, 6:00 am
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