Vince Cable on the economics of power, and how the Lib Dems can gain ground
The former leader of the Liberal Democrats speaks to Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea on the New Statesman podcast.
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Full text: Vince Cable’s 2014 Lib Dem conference speech
Tories are “ideologically obsessed” by cuts.
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