Sir Vince Cable served as Secretary of State for Business in the coalition government and later became leader of the Liberal Democrats.
We discuss:
– Why the UK economy is fundamentally broken
– The failures of the Conservatives & Labour
– Whether the Lib Dems have a future
– Why growth has stalled & public trust collapsed
– Coalition government, tuition fees & political regret
– Liz Truss, Brexit & the case for honesty in politics
– Localism, China, Trump & new global superpowers
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:02:43 – Are Labour and Tories Finished?
00:04:05 – Why the Public Feel Lost
00:07:19 – Political Failure & Overpromising
00:11:13 – What Business Teaches Politics
00:16:06 – Why the Economy Won’t Grow
00:19:59 – A Crisis of Leadership
00:21:11 – Why Both Parties Failed
00:25:01 – Lib Dems’ New Opportunity
00:29:32 – Voter Disillusionment Grows
00:32:42 – Did Coalition Government Work?
00:36:55 – Why Politics Is Hard
00:40:00 – What Makes Politics Worth It?
00:45:13 – The Bank of England Wasn’t the Enemy
00:48:19 – Civil Service & “The Blob”
00:54:53 – The Case for Decentralisation
00:56:57 – China Is More Decentralised Than UK
01:00:00 – America’s Local Power Advantage
01:01:46 – If Vince Cable Was PM...
01:03:31 – Tax Honesty & Scandinavian Model
01:07:04 – What He’s Doing Now
01:09:10 – Closing Thoughts
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EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK
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