Vince Cable

Profile: Full name: John Vincent Cable Area of interest: Journals/Organisation: The Guardian | The Independent | The Times Email: Personal website: Website: Blog: Representation: Networks:

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Articles: 2012 The tide is turning against EU bureaucracy - Britain is no longer a lone voice in the push for deregulation and a flexible labour market - 8th May

Articles: 2011 ‘Made in Britain’ matters. Let’s encourage it - A light-touch industrial policy will revive manufacturing and restore its role in our economy - 10th October We agree to differ on restoring economy - The issue is how to strengthen Plan A, not change strategy - 11th June No wonder the Tories are so scared of AV - It is only self-interest and the desire to have things their own way that makes the Conservatives so keen on first past the post - 2nd May Private recovery can create growth potion - The state must help business to invest and innovate - 18th February Merlin: our bonus for British business - The job is not done. But with the Merlin deal the coalition is bringing the banks to heel on lending and pay - 10th February

Articles: 2010 Proud of our record, and our programme - I was a late convert, but now I have to convince the Liberal Democrat conference that the cuts are right and will be fair - 19th September The green economy is still viable - A Green Investment Bank would be commercially independent, with clear goals for investment in new technologies using innovative financial products - 6th July (with Chris Huhne)

Articles: 2009 Slay sacred cows and be candid - Alistair Darling should take his Labour predecessor Roy Jenkins as a role model - 9th December Banks should pay for their protection - A 10 per cent tax on profits would fund a safety net until finance houses can be broken up - 19th November We rage at bankers, and the state-backed casino rolls on - Rough justice could backfire. But as long as unconditional guarantees remain, bankers can take wild risks with impunity - 30th October Flash a red light on reckless lending - The FSA review on mortgages doesn’t go far enough to prevent a return to banks’ wild excesses - 20th October Spending cuts: The Lib Dem approach - Vince Cable answers five questions based on some of the themes that have arisen from our series, A New Public Services - 14th October The offensive secrecy of tax havens - The G20 has a feeble record on stemming the flow of lost billions. In Pittsburgh, Brown has the chance to make amends - 23rd September Recovery alone can't fix this - The government has wildly underestimated the size of the public finance deficit. No area of spending should be ring-fenced - 16th September Some banks have not acknowledged their near-death experience - There are large numbers of City firms and individuals doing good for Britain by doing well for themselves; providing internationally competitive financial services; and never dreaming of expecting the taxpayer to pick up their bills and pay their bonuses - 21st July We’re masters of the banking universe - Let’s lay down the law: free up lending, regulate risk and don’t sell the taxpayer short - 8th July

News & updates: Don't believe 'whingeing' rich people, video interview at the Guardian Open Weekend, Vince Cable discusses the abolition of the 50p tax rate; taxing rich people's wealth instead of their income, 27th March 2012 "I can see another financial bomb going off", Once a self-styled free radical, Vince Cable is now grappling with the compromises of power. Here he talks about the ferocity of the press, his pact with George Osborne and why he doesn’t feel sorry for Nick Clegg. Interview with Jason Cowley, New Statesman, 26th May 2011

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