7th January, 2012, 10:17 pm What the PM considers reasonable political discourse Mark Ferguson Share this article: In an interview with the Telegraph: “he criticised Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, saying that his heckling at Prime Minister’s Questions was “like having someone with Tourette’s sitting opposite you”.” The PM should apologise. Tags: David Cameron / Ed Balls / 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 Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor – week ending 26th October 2025 Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your… LabourList Staff 26th October, 2025, 5:16 pm Interview WATCH NOW: LabourList interview with Dr Mbongiseni Buthelezi, Chief Executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. LabourList international columnist Muddassar Ahmed interviews Dr Mbongiseni Buthelezi, chief executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. This… Muddassar Ahmed 26th October, 2025, 11:29 am Comment ‘Labour’s cultural turn is how and why Lucy Powell won’ It was 1959 when Hugh Gaitskell railed against ‘small cliques’ rendering the Labour Party ‘out of touch with… Luke Hurst 26th October, 2025, 10:00 am
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