vincentcable
vincentcable

vincentcable

British politician and economist, former MP for Twickenham and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills from 2010–2015 under coalition government

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vincentcable
Jun 11, 2017 · 5 min read

No secret deals, no bribes… and NO hard Brexit

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vincentcable
Apr 3, 2017 · 4 min read

Brexit: Economists Will Have The Last Word

As someone who has travelled from economics to politics and, now, back again I am aware of the risks of cross-contamination. Economics as a profession has been infected by public scepticism as a result of politicians’ misunderstanding or misusing…

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vincentcable
Feb 14, 2017 · 18 min read

Brexit, industrial strategy and the North.

Many thanks for inviting me to give this public lecture. For one thing, it is both…

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vincentcable
Jan 26, 2017 · 18 min read

WEA Annual Lecture : 2017

Night-schools and the rediscovery of Adult Learning

I was invited by Ruth Spelman to give this lecture immediately after a presentation at the RSA (Royal Society of Arts) which had been conducting a project on the future of continuing, lifelong, learning. I…

vincentcable
Jan 23, 2017 · 7 min read

The dangerous obsession with trade deals.

I don’t like or agree with Brexit but I get the basic logic behind most of what Theresa…

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