6th February, 2012, 8:16 am Spot the difference: Expelliarmus edition Mark Ferguson Share this article: Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe before the election: “I rather like Nick Clegg” And now: “Nick Clegg has become a whipping boy. He has been totally used by the Tories. Anything they don’t want badly reflected on them, they reflect on to him.” Tags: Nick Clegg / Celebrity / 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 Analysis ‘U-turn after U-turn makes this government look weak, rudderless and without conviction’ The occasional U-turn can provide cover to row back on an unpopular policy, whilst also making the government… Daniel Green 14th January, 2026, 1:30 pm Comment ‘Avoiding the iceberg’ I don’t think anyone can pretend that the Government’s polling is good. Depending on your preferred pollster, we… Kerry McCarthy 14th January, 2026, 12:00 pm Comment ‘Labour’s historic delivery of offshore wind means energy will be cheaper, cleaner and better for consumers and communities’ Today’s historic results from the latest offshore wind auction shows the difference a Labour government can make to… Michael Shanks 14th January, 2026, 8:12 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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