Entries from Parliamentary Connections old tagged with 'Vince Cable'
Who won the 'Ask the Chancellor' debate?
Millions of words will be written on last night's Ask the Chancellor debate on Channel 4 as people strive to analyse whether any fresh shafts of light were thrown on the economic policies of the three main parties (answer: no,...
Budget shows we have too many politicians who are frightened of policies
Image via WikipediaMany - indeed most - commentators have quickly labelled yesterday's Budget as 'political' by which they mean it was more to do with the forthcoming General Election campaign than with the management of Britain's ailing economy. That seems...
Government survived Equitable Life vote as Labour MPs stayed loyal. What now for the policyholders?
The parliamentary arithmetic speaks for itself. 337 MPs, including 113 Labour MPs, had signed Vince Cable's Early Day Motion calling for a better deal for Equitable Life policyholders by adopting the recommendations of the Parliamentary Ombudsman. Yet, when the Liberal...
Government faces a tough week over Equitable Life as Liberal Democrats put them on the spot
Hard on the heels of losing badly on points in the high court on Friday, the government now faces the prospect of being defeated in Parliament over its wretched attempts to wriggle out of paying compensation to those who lost...
Back to Westminster and it is as if the summer never happened
If ever there was a day when this discredited and demoralised Parliament - and that includes the government - should have realised that its number was up, yesterday was it.The long summer break, the party conferences, the certainty of a...
Treasury Select Committee plays a long game
The long-awaited report from the Treasury Select Committee on the future of financial regulation seems to have disappointed some people. I think they need to look a little harder at what John McFall's committee is saying. Just because it doesn't offer...
Vince Cable's book The Storm is worth reading for a real insight into the causes and consequences of the financial crisis
The Storm: The World Economic Crisis and What it Means is a breathtaking tour of economic policy that amply demonstrates why Vince Cable has eclipsed all other politicians with his response to the financial and economic crises of the last...
Darling shows he has run out of ideas
The initial reaction to Darling's Budget speech has to be that he has demonstrated that the government has now run out of ideas on the economy. He will score with left of centre voters for his attacks on high earners...
The Budget: who will come out on top?
One of the most fascinating aspects of tomorrow's Budget Statement is going to be who will come out on top - Alistair Darling, George Osborne or Vince Cable?The Chancellor is obviously under huge pressure to deliver a package of measures...
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