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 Analysis Who can rebuild Scottish Labour? As the Commonwealth Games begin in Glasgow, Scottish Labour politicians are lining up on a different starting line,… Daniel Green 24th July, 2026, 9:40 am Comment ‘Five things the Labour Chancellor should do to deliver good growth in every postcode’ The new Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey, is no stranger to the Treasury, having served as a… Dan Corry 24th July, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘Goodbye Cinderella? It’s time to fix social care’ One of the first big issues that Andy Burnham has talked about tackling, is that of social care.… Neil Duncan-Jordan MP 24th July, 2026, 6:00 am
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