Vince Cable agreed to be interviewed by a group of Lib Dem bloggers last night at Parliament. My camcorder and I were there for Lib Dem Voice - and joined by Alix Mortimer, Andy Hinton, Jennie Rigg, Jo Christie-Smith, Mark Valladares, Mary Reid and Millennium Dome, Elephant. Look out for their write-ups too. I asked Vince

Shock! Horror! Lib Dem business secretary Vince Cable advocates Lib Dem manifesto policy! The Telegraph today reports that Vince’s policy — which would levy a 1% annual charge on all properties valued above £2 million — is still on the table as the Coalition writes its second budget: Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat Business Secretary,

When Northern Rock was nationalised, Vince Cable cheekily told Gordon the government could have had his advice for free, unlike the advice for which they paid millions to Goldmans. The Commons chamber laughed. Vince said it was the "best way" to protect taxpayers: "After five months, the Government are now in the best position to ensure the repayment of the taxpayer's money." Guido said "bollocks"...

Vince Cable won’t be slipping on his dancing shoes at this year’s Lib Dem conference. A draft of the Browne review into university funding is out today and apparently it does not mention a graduate contribution, Cable’s Lib-Dem friendly answer to tuition fees. The Times has caught wind of this rumour (£), which is also doing the rounds among higher education think-tanks and ...

So are Vince Cable's public spending cuts his own, or are they Lib Dem policy?  In his Straight Talk interview with the Lib Dem treasury spokesman this weekend, Andrew Neil tries to get to the bottom of it all.  The result?  Well, according to Cable, Nick Clegg "approved" his pamphlet for the think tank Reform, and some of its contents could find their way into the pa...

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. Vince, Danny and Chris: the Lib Dems’ top trio in government

Vince Cable, Lib Dem secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, has sent the following email to Lib Dem members following today’s announcement of the Coalition’s proposals for higher education funding in England: The Liberal Democrats have always championed our universities. We have long fought for a fair deal for students. Now in Government

Speaking at the Lib Dem conference, Vince Cable spoke about the Royal Bank crisis:The collapse of the Royal Bank of Scotland would have wiped out the budget of an independent Scotland, the deputy Liberal Democrat leader said.Vince Cable said the RBS balance sheet was 15 times the size of Scotland's gross national productWell, let's see. I recommend looking at Calum Cashley's response:Vince Cable,

Coverage-a-plenty in today’s press – but not all of it will bring a smile to the face … Conference row between Nick/Vince and MPs/activists Vince Cable faces tax policy mutiny at Lib Dem Conference (Times) Huhne backs Cable after attack (BBC) MPs’ anger at Cable ‘mansion tax’ (BBC) Lib Dems round on Nick Clegg and Vince Cable over ‘codswallop’ policy

In what’s believed to be unprecedented in recent times, Vince Cable has held talks with Nicholas Macpherson, the big cheese at the Treasury, about Lib Dems economic policies and what might happen in the event of a hung/ balanced parliament. Cable was unaware of such meetings having taken place with Lib Dem shadow chancellors before