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 ‘Labour must lead the way on allergy care’ At seven years old, I had my first anaphylactic reaction to food. Since then, I have lived a life with… Becky Gittins MP 17th June, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘Spend big! The public might not be as opposed as you think’ After Labour lost bitterly in the English Council, Welsh Senedd and Scottish Parliament elections in May, Keir Starmer… Jan Eichhorn 17th June, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘On assisted dying we must now have the courage of our convictions’ A year ago this week, Parliament came together to do something rare. MPs from different parties, traditions and… Lauren Edwards MP 17th June, 2026, 6:00 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
Comment ‘Labour must lead the way on allergy care’ At seven years old, I had my first anaphylactic reaction to food. Since then, I have lived a life with… Becky Gittins MP 17th June, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Spend big! The public might not be as opposed as you think’ After Labour lost bitterly in the English Council, Welsh Senedd and Scottish Parliament elections in May, Keir Starmer… Jan Eichhorn 17th June, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘On assisted dying we must now have the courage of our convictions’ A year ago this week, Parliament came together to do something rare. MPs from different parties, traditions and… Lauren Edwards MP 17th June, 2026, 6:00 am
More from LabourList
‘Labour must lead the way on allergy care’
‘Spend big! The public might not be as opposed as you think’
‘On assisted dying we must now have the courage of our convictions’