Vince Cable
Vince Cable
Sir John Vincent "Vince" Cableis a British politician who was the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills from 2010 to 2015 and the Member of Parliament for Twickenham from 1997 until losing his seat in the 2015 election...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 May 1943
team office london
Billions of taxpayers' money has been wasted in bad deals. The London Underground modernisation, personally negotiated by one of Gordon Brown's team, was a disaster, as the National Audit Office has confirmed.
men breathing growth
Banks operate like a man who either wears his trousers round his chest, stifling breathing, as now, or round his ankles, exposing his assets. We want their trousers tied round their middle: steady lending growth; particularly to productive British business, especially small scale enterprise.
abuse entity corporate
Where there is flagrant abuse of corporate entities we must and will seek to tackle it.
government mind done
So I went into government with a clear mind about what the problems were, and what needed to be done.
jobs class world
In my job I meet many outstanding, world class, British based companies. But we need more companies and more jobs in the companies we have.
two happy-marriage conclusion
I've always been comfortable working with women and I've had two happy marriages. Draw what conclusions you like from that.
issues lefties bits
I am a bit of a lefty on some issues.
paper miserable resignation
According to the papers, I'm miserable, alienated, and on the brink of resignation. But that's simply not where I am.
luxury trying normal
I don't feel comfortable with luxury, and I try to stay fairly normal.
jobs lying oil
When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company, I was frequently reminded of an Arabic saying: 'Those who claim to foresee the future are lying, even if by chance they are later proved right.'
loss years gambling
Investment banking has, in recent years, resembled a casino, and the massive scale of gambling losses has dragged down traditional business and retail lending activities as banks try to rebuild their balance sheets. This was one aspect of modern financial liberalisation that had dire consequences.
girl college environment
My college, Fitzwilliam, was pretty good but unfashionable and I lived in digs so I was not part of the cloistered 'old college' environment, which frankly was a bit intimidating. But I worked hard and settled in by exploring politics and girls.