21st March, 2012, 2:26 pm The shorter George Osborne Mark Ferguson Share this article: ‘I hate tax avoidance. So I’ve given a huge tax cut to some rich people. Because they were avoiding tax’ Tags: Budget / 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 SPONSORED: ‘Why putting equine welfare first will secure the future of British racing’ SPONSORED Horseracing is my passion. It is a thrilling sport that I discovered as a kid when my… Dan Carden MP 23rd March, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘Tax wealth, get growth’ I’m a millennial, which means that my financial future will depend less on how hard I work than… Jeevun Sandher MP 23rd March, 2026, 6:00 am Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor – week ending 22 March 2026 Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your… LabourList Staff 22nd March, 2026, 4:00 pm
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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