Election Special: Douglas South candidates talk business

The Isle of Man’s General Election takes place on September 22nd – one of the hot topics ahead of the vote is the state of the Island’s economy.

In the Business News today we’ll hear the thoughts of the candidates standing in the constituency of Douglas South.

Former Douglas South MHK Kate Beecroft is hoping to retain her seat in the constituency – the leader of the Liberal Vannin Party says the implications of Brexit will be key:

David Fowler is hoping to take one of the two seats in the constituency – he says he has a number of ideas on how to save government money and in turn boost the economy:

Keith Fitton is also vying for a seat in Douglas South – sadly he failed to respond to our request for interview.

Former Douglas South MHK Bill Malarkey is hoping he can retain his seat – he says we need to encourage growth if we want to see the economy prosper: