With the Labour leadership campaign exciting a lot of interest, we thought it would be helpful (we have not seen it done elsewhere) to set out the views of the candidates, in their own words, on macroeconomic and fiscal policy. Of course, those voting will not only take economic policy into account when deciding whom to vote for – but it is certainly an important factor. Especially since George Osborne has - so far and for so long - been allowed to frame the economic debate on his own (heavily political) terms with much success.
We cite each candidate, taken in alphabetical order. Some have spoken or written at much greater length than others – we provide readers with the links to each of the main sources we have found. Please let us know if we have missed any - we would happily correct or add to what follows!
