11th May, 2012, 8:45 am Economist front cover mocks Cameron Mark Ferguson Share this article: If a government like Cameron’s is even being mocked by the Economist, who on earth is still backing them? Tags: David Cameron / Media / Economist / 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 ‘Learning Lessons’ Last week’s elections were catastrophic for Labour. We lost 1,500 Councillors in England. We failed to unseat the… Joe Dromey 18th May, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘ After these Local Elections there can be no doubt: Labour’s future lies in electoral reform’ The writing is on the wall, for those willing to read it: Britain’s multi-party electorate is here to… Alex Sobel MP 18th May, 2026, 6:00 am Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor – week ending 17 May 2026 Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your… LabourList Staff 17th May, 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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