Today Vincent Cable is best known as 'the undisputed heavyweight champion of the credit crunch in Parliament' (Robert Peston), revered for his prescience and authority on the world economic crisis. But his journey to become Britain's most respected politician has been long, circuitous and sometimes very painful. In this memoir he tells that story for the first time.

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is a candid book, written with wit and great insight. Vince Cable's life story is a long way from that of a conventional career politician. His book is as compelling as it is timely.

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The candid autobiography from Britain's most trusted politician, now available in paperback.

The candid autobiography from Britain's most trusted politician, now available in paperback.

Product details

ISBN
9781848870475
Published
2010-07-01
Publisher
Atlantic Books; Atlantic Books
Weight
352 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
26 mm
Age
00, G, U, P, 01, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
368

Author

Biographical note

Vincent Cable is Member of Parliament for Twickenham and has been the Liberal Democrats' chief economic spokesperson since 2003, having previously served as Chief Economist for Shell from 1995 to 1997. He was elected Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in March 2006 and was acting leader of the party prior to the election of Nick Clegg. His book on the economic crisis, The Storm, was published by Atlantic Books in 2009.