Vince Cable

Visiting Professor

Vince Cable is a former U.K. secretary of state for business and was leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2017 to 2019. He was previously chief economist at Royal Dutch Shell. He is currently a visiting professor at the London School of Economics. His next book, "Politicians and the Politics of Economics," will be published later this year.

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Prime Minister Abe News Conference As Japan Expands State Of Emergency

Bloomberg Opinion

Dealing With Pandemic Debt Will Mean Breaking Some Taboos

Debt monetization has traditionally been a dirty word, but the arguments against it are no longer so convincing.

May 5, 2020

May 5, 2020

OpinionVince Cable

Dealing With Pandemic Debt Will Mean Breaking Some Taboos

Debt monetization has traditionally been a dirty word, but the arguments against it are no longer so convincing.

Prime Minister Abe News Conference As Japan Expands State Of Emergency

March 11, 2020

March 11, 2020

OpinionVince Cable

Read the Fine Print on Boris Johnson's New Infrastructure Plans

Big infrastructure projects have often struggled to deliver. The government must explain how new ones will be different.

Construction of U.K.'s Big Ticket HS2 Infrastructure Project

February 17, 2020

February 17, 2020

OpinionVince Cable

Why a Mansion Tax Could Be a Conservative Winner

Far from being anti-wealth, the tax can fund investment and help correct an outdated current system of property taxes.

London Luxury Home Prices Rise By Smallest Amount Since January

January 27, 2020

January 27, 2020

OpinionVince Cable

Can Boris Johnson Double U.K. Growth? Don’t Bet on It

The U.K. leaves the EU on Jan. 31. That will prove easier than the doubling of growth that the prime minister has promised.

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