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Sunday, July 26, 2015

Joseph Stiglitz: unsurprising Jeremy Corbyn is a Labour leadership contender

Anti-austerity figures have emerged because young people feel badly let down by centre-left governments such as Blair’s, says Nobel economics laureate A Nobel prize-winning economist has said it is unsurprising that an anti-austerity figure such as Jeremy Corbyn has emerged as a contender for the Labour leadership.Speaking in London on Sunday, Joseph Stiglitz warned that policies from centre-left governments such as Tony Blair’s had undermined the middle-ground message, partly by entrenching wealth for the very few. Membership Event: Guardian Live | The future of Labour: meet the next leader Related: Joseph Stiglitz: how I would vote in the Greek referendum Continue reading...


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