Find your defining moment: Interview with Vince Cable

Andy Bird

Interviews Vince Cable, leader of UK political party the Liberal Democrats, and examines how he has handled his leadership role.

You had a rich and varied career before becoming an MP in 1997. Can you explain the way your life unfolded up to that point?

I was in my mid-fifties when I got into parliament and a third of my life had passed without me getting anywhere near to political power. I had remarkable early experiences working for the finance ministry in Kenya and as an elected Glasgow city councillor. Then periods in think tanks and international organisations – latterly working for Shell in scenario planning and as their chief economist. So I had lots of opportunities to read, research,...

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