The worship of youth has diminished - perhaps generally - in recent years. Vince Cable diminishgenerallyrecent Change image and share on social
You can't win with some people. If you're not in government, you're criticised for being not serious. If you are in government, you're criticised for wanting power. That's the Labour party's line of attack, and it's a bit ridiculous. Vince Cable attackbitecriticise share on social
We do recognise that there are areas where the current financial services market, the banking market, just isn't working for chunks of the British economy. Vince Cable areabankbritish Change image and share on social
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. Vince Cable ankleassetbank share on social
We've been a bit too defensive about the European Union rules. We don't want to become protectionist and nationalist in the way we buy things but we think we could do a lot more to promote British business through procurement. Vince Cable bitebritishbusiness share on social
And humility in politics means accepting that one party doesn't have all the answers; recognising that working in partnership is progress not treachery. Vince Cable acceptanswerhumility Change image and share on social
I've always been comfortable working with women and I've had two happy marriages. Draw what conclusions you like from that. Vince Cable comfortableconclusiondraw Change image and share on social
For wide swaths of training and education there are valuable spillovers which mean that the private sector needs support from the government. That is why I have been so determined to protect and grow apprenticeships and put higher education on a sustainable footing. Vince Cable apprenticeshipdetermineeducation share on social
Housing associations have fingered the fact that they cannot use their assets as liquidity due to Bank of England rules unlike their continental equivalents. This has emerged to be one of the main bottlenecks to getting investment going in the U.K. It is a Bank of England issue. Vince Cable assetassociationbank share on social
I don't feel comfortable with luxury, and I try to stay fairly normal. Vince Cable comfortablefairlyfeel Change image and share on social