• Zero Carbon Under Attack
    Apr 1 2022

    Zero Carbon is one of the rare areas of consensus in British politics. Boris Johnson seems no less committed than then opposition parties. But energy security concerns now take centre stage. More serious, public support is shallow and politicians have been unable to resist popular demands to cut taxes on fuels. There is now an emerging movement demanding a referendum on zero carbon and making an issue of renewable subsidies and the supposed benefits of fracking. The companies are exaggerated or wrong but we have learnt from the Brexit experience that populist campaigns must not be underestimated.

    Link to article: https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/voices/brexiteers-net-zero-carbon-climate-crisis-b2046335.html


    Sir Vince Cable is the former leader of the Liberal Democrats and served as Secretary of State for business, innovation and skills from 2010 to 2015. He records a regular podcast ‘Cable Comments’, expanding on the themes from this column. Link here https://www.independent.co.uk/author/vince-cable

    Vince’s new book ‘The Chinese Conundrum: Engagement or Conflict’ is available to buy online or from your local bookstore. Amazon, Bloomsbury, Waterstones, WHSmiths.

    To find out more about Vince, go to www.vincecable.org

    Follow him on Twitter: @vincecable

    Produced by Podcast.co


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    12 mins
  • Inflation, Inflation, Inflation
    Mar 25 2022

    The podcast is a look back at the Spring Statement now that the dust has settled and we have a chance to look at reactions as well as the content. A generous view is that Sunak is saving his ammunition for a fiercer economic battle in the autumn but he runs the risk of doing too little too late.


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    12 mins
  • Ukraine War: Watch the Neutrals
    Mar 19 2022

    The Russian invasion of Ukraine has mobilised and unified Europe, the NATO alliance and the majority of countries in the UN. However key countries like India and Pakistan, South Africa and Nigeria and leading Middle Eastern countries and, above all, China have declined to take sides, at least openly. How these self-declared neutrals react to a continuing war will be crucial.

    Link to article: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/ukraine-putin-india-pakistan-russia-invasion-b2036282.html


    Sir Vince Cable is the former leader of the Liberal Democrats and served as Secretary of State for business, innovation and skills from 2010 to 2015. He records a regular podcast ‘Cable Comments’, expanding on the themes from this column. Link here https://www.independent.co.uk/author/vince-cable 

    Vince’s new book ‘The Chinese Conundrum: Engagement or Conflict’ is available to buy online or from your local bookstore. Amazon, Bloomsbury, Waterstones, WHSmiths.

    To find out more about Vince, go to www.vincecable.org


    Follow him on Twitter: @vincecable

    Produced by Podcast.co

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    16 mins
  • European War or WW3
    Mar 11 2022

    I look at the likelihood of the conflict spreading beyond the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And in particular the unpredictable consequences of the widening sanctions net and the impact of the war on energy and food supplies.

    Link to article: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/russia-ukraine-nuclear-weapons-war-b2030870.html

    Sir Vince Cable is the former leader of the Liberal Democrats and served as Secretary of State for business, innovation and skills from 2010 to 2015. He records a regular podcast ‘Cable Comments’, expanding on the themes from this column. Link here https://www.independent.co.uk/author/vince-cable 

    Vince’s new book ‘The Chinese Conundrum: Engagement or Conflict’ is available to buy online or from your local bookstore. Amazon, Bloomsbury, Waterstones, WHSmiths.

    To find out more about Vince, go to www.vincecable.org


    Follow him on Twitter: @vincecable

    Produced by Podcast.co

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    20 mins
  • 10 Things We Got wrong About Russia
    Mar 2 2022

    This podcast deals with the horrific invasion of Ukraine by Putin’s Russia; the mistakes that were made which have contributed to the war and the lessons to be learnt. Now there are key issues to be faced. Sanctions will not work if they exclude the energy sector. We have to engage countries like India and China with close links to Russia.

    We have to arm the Ukrainians as best we can being careful to avoid direct military confrontation and engagement with NATO.

    Link to article: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/russia-putin-ukraine-war-nato-b2025617.html

    Sir Vince Cable is the former leader of the Liberal Democrats and served as Secretary of State for business, innovation and skills from 2010 to 2015. He records a regular podcast ‘Cable Comments’, expanding on the themes from this column. Link here https://www.independent.co.uk/author/vince-cable

     

    Vince’s new book ‘The Chinese Conundrum: Engagement or Conflict’ is available to buy online or from your local bookstore. Amazon, Bloomsbury, Waterstones, WHSmiths.


    To find out more about Vince, go to www.vincecable.org


    Follow him on Twitter: @vincecable


    Produced by Podcast.co




     


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  • The Economic Consequences of a European War
    Feb 18 2022

    In this week's episode, I look at the extreme uncertainty around Russia’s intentions in relation to Ukraine, have focussed mainly on the military consequences of an invasion. There would also be an economic shock through energy and other commodity markets. We have the two oil shocks of 1974 and 1980 as a precedent. There are also potential wider implications for business if the SWIFT payments system is disrupted by sanctions and because of potential instability in financial markets. 

    Link to article: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/war-economic-cost-ukraine-russia-b2015490.html#comments-area


    Sir Vince Cable is the former leader of the Liberal Democrats and served as Secretary of State for business, innovation and skills from 2010 to 2015. He records a regular podcast ‘Cable Comments’, expanding on the themes from this column. Link here https://www.independent.co.uk/author/vince-cable


    Vince’s new book ‘The Chinese Conundrum: Engagement or Conflict’ is available to buy online or from your local bookstore. Amazon, Bloomsbury, Waterstones, WHSmiths.


    To find out more about Vince, go to www.vincecable.org


    Follow him on Twitter: @vincecable


    Produced by Podcast.co



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    19 mins
  • The Beijing Olympics and the New Cold War
    Feb 11 2022

    This week's episode deals with Chinese objectives and the Western diplomatic boycott which has so far failed in its objective to make human rights particularly in Xinjiang the focus of the Games.

    Link to article: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/beijing-olympics-boycott-human-rights-b2010135.html#comments-area


    Sir Vince Cable is the former leader of the Liberal Democrats and served as Secretary of State for business, innovation and skills from 2010 to 2015. He records a regular podcast ‘Cable Comments’, expanding on the themes from this column. Link here https://www.independent.co.uk/author/vince-cable

    Vince’s new book ‘The Chinese Conundrum: Engagement or Conflict’ is available to buy online or from your local bookstore. Amazon, Bloomsbury, Waterstones, WHSmiths.

    To find out more about Vince, go to www.vincecable.org

    Follow him on Twitter: @vincecable

    Produced by Podcast.co


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    16 mins
  • Political populism what and why
    Feb 4 2022

    It has become common-place to talk about ‘populism’; but what does it mean? And what is the reason why otherwise seemingly stable democracies throw ups the likes of Trump and Johnson? I draw on some recent analysis using data science which challenges some fashionable ideas: that populism originates in inequality or as a response to immigration.

    Link to article: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/populism-brexit-trump-how-to-counter-b2004888.html

    Sir Vince Cable is the former leader of the Liberal Democrats and served as Secretary of State for business, innovation and skills from 2010 to 2015. He records a regular podcast ‘Cable Comments’, expanding on the themes from this column. Link here https://www.independent.co.uk/author/vince-cable 

    Vince’s new book ‘The Chinese Conundrum: Engagement or Conflict’ is available to buy online or from your local bookstore. Amazon, Bloomsbury, Waterstones, WHSmiths.


    To find out more about Vince, go to www.vincecable.org

    Follow him on Twitter: @vincecable

    Produced by Podcast.co


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    16 mins