6th May, 2012, 6:15 pm Expectation management fail? Mark Ferguson Share this article: My attention has just been drawn to this spectacular failure of expectation management by CCHQ’s press team on Twitter from Friday morning. 700 started off as the accepted Tory figure that Labour would need to cross, but then they said: Labour gained 824 seats. Tags: CCHQ / 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 ‘The employment rights bill is good for business – but local authorities must drive the delivery’ As the Employment Rights Bill makes its way to becoming law, attention must now turn towards implementing it… John Batteson 28th October, 2025, 10:00 am Comment ‘This is Britain’s quiet emergency. We must act together to end it’ Britain is living through a quiet emergency. Fields are turning to dust after summer droughts, coastal towns are… Olivia Blake 28th October, 2025, 9:00 am Analysis Deputy leadership election: Why did the turnout appear so low? The headline result of Labour’s deputy leadership election was fairly straightforward. Lucy Powell won by a clear margin… James Moules 28th October, 2025, 6:00 am
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