Archive for vince cable
Treading in the footsteps of royalty, aka what happens after a Parliamentary by-election
This morning it was off to south west London to join campaigners from around and outside London for some campaigning to follow up the Feltham & Heston by-election. Roger Crouch and his team did a great job holding on to third place and the deposit in the by-election. Now the election is over, the area [...]
Nick Clegg returns to income tax
Later this morning, Nick Clegg will be giving a speech to the Resolution Foundation in which, after recent talk about wealth taxes, he is returning to the topic of income tax cuts. More specifically, speeding up the progress towards a basic income tax allowance of £10,000 whilst keeping the 50p rate. This is of course closely [...]
Has Vince Cable curbed or boosted executive pay?
The simple top-lines on Vince Cable’s measures to curb executive pay sound good: 10 out of the 12 recommendations from the (unofficial but cleverly named) High Pay Commission implemented and condemned by Conservative MP Peter Bone as being “left wing claptrap”. The details, however, really highlight the limitations of the focus on executive pay. They [...]
Which four Liberal Democrat ministers have most improved their standings in 2011?
Lib Dem Voice has polled our members-only forum to discover what Lib Dem members think of various political issues, the Coalition, and the performance of key party figures. Some 564 party members responded, and we are publishing the full results here over several days. Jeremy Browne, Vince Cable, Ed Davey and Lynne Featherstone are the four Liberal [...]
Get your skates on and submit a motion to Liberal Democrat conference about wealth taxes
Nick Clegg’s recent ‘open society’ speech confirmed that increases taxes on wealth in some form is very much on the political agenda. However, the default party policy option – a mansion tax – was highly controversial in the party when it was introduced (which is rather a polite term for the rolling lesson in how [...]
Your instant guide to what politicians really think of the banking system reforms
Lots will be said today about the government’s plans for banking reforms. You can cut your way through all the public verbiage and find out what politicians really think with this simple guide: Liberal Democrats If Liberal Democrats like them, they are Vince Cable’s reforms. If Liberal Democrats don’t like them, they are George Osborne’s [...]
WATCH: Cable on bank reform, Clegg on marriage tax breaks
Vince Cable on how the government is pushing ahead with banking reform: Nick Clegg on his opposition to tax breaks for marriage:
Europe: what Liberal Democrats have been saying today
Nick Clegg: "I have said for months that it would be best to avoid arcane debates about treaty change altogether and if we had to proceed down that road, it would be best to do so in a way that did not create divisions in Europe".
A trio of Tory / Liberal Democrat disagreements in government
Like London buses, Tory / Liberal Democrat disagreements are coming along all bunched together at the moment: Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has criticised “climate sceptics” and others who he argues are decrying the UK’s potential for renewable power … His comments are being interpreted by some as a riposte to Chancellor George Osborne who is believed [...]
Can you guess who said what?
Take two people: one a successful female businesswoman and one a male Tory MP. Then take two public statements: one calling female Cabinet members “an ugly bunch” and “I could not look at them”; the other calling for companies to be better at ending the male dominance of the boardroom. Who do you think would [...]
