29th May, 2012, 9:29 am

This laddie IS for turning

Mark Ferguson

Burying the u-turns before the Jubilee? Smart.

Having your u-turns plastered across the front pages by bored hacks. Priceless.

Tags: David Cameron / Media / U-turn /

Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015.

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