Vince Cable

My late wife Olympia was Goan and I’ve been to India many times. I love…

When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company…

For wide swaths of training and education there are valuable spillovers which mean that the…

And humility in politics means accepting that one party doesn’t have all the answers recognising…

My time at Shell was a most valuable experience because it taught me to look…

I am going to confront the old-fashioned negative thinking which says that all government…

You can’t win with some people. If you’re not in government, you’re criticised for being…

Small- and medium-sized businesses need access to a diverse range of finance options, including…

I think what is happening is I think first of all there is confidence in…

On banks, I make no apology for attacking spivs and gamblers who did more harm…

I fear that the rising personal bankruptcies and repossessions are the first signs of bigger…

Now the main areas of higher education that still enjoy considerable financial support from government…

The food in the House of Commons is fairly good. The cafe in Portcullis House…

My college, Fitzwilliam, was pretty good but unfashionable and I lived in digs so I…

I clearly believe a lot more than some of my coalition colleagues – Tories – in redistribution…