#114 - Vince Cable - Reform v Lib Dems - The UKs Political Future

Sir Vince Cable served as Secretary of State for Business in the coalition government and later became leader of the Liberal Democrats. We discuss: – Why the UK economy is fundamentally broken – The failures of the Conservatives & Labour – Whether the Lib Dems have a future – Why growth has stalled & public trust collapsed – Coalition government, tuition fees & political regret – Liz Truss, Brexit & the case for honesty in politics – Localism, China, Trump & new global superpowers CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - me@petermccormack.com › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH VINCE CABLE › X/Twitter - https://x.com/vincecable SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Intro   00:02:43 – Are Labour and Tories Finished?   00:04:05 – Why the Public Feel Lost   00:07:19 – Political Failure & Overpromising     00:11:13 – What Business Teaches Politics     00:16:06 – Why the Economy Won’t Grow     00:19:59 – A Crisis of Leadership   00:21:11 – Why Both Parties Failed       00:25:01 – Lib Dems’ New Opportunity     00:29:32 – Voter Disillusionment Grows     00:32:42 – Did Coalition Government Work?     00:36:55 – Why Politics Is Hard     00:40:00 – What Makes Politics Worth It?     00:45:13 – The Bank of England Wasn’t the Enemy   00:48:19 – Civil Service & “The Blob”       00:54:53 – The Case for Decentralisation   00:56:57 – China Is More Decentralised Than UK     01:00:00 – America’s Local Power Advantage   01:01:46 – If Vince Cable Was PM...   01:03:31 – Tax Honesty & Scandinavian Model     01:07:04 – What He’s Doing Now     01:09:10 – Closing Thoughts   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -