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Cable: Capitalism takes no prisoners.
Vince Cable goes to war against capitalism

By politics.co.uk staff Vince Cable has offered a stark warning to the financial sector, promising tough government action against “the murky world of corporate behaviour”. In a sign that the business secretary feels the need to calm Liberal Democrat jitters over the deficit reduction plan, he spent his key note speech to the party conference… Read more »

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Adulation - after a cautious speech
Liverpool 2010: What the Lib Dems are really thinking

Neither triumphant nor panicking, the Lib Dem mindset is as on the fence as ever. By Alex Stevenson “Cautious optimism” is how one delegate put it. This is the party’s first conference in power for 65 years. There has been real delight at introducing ministers of state on to the stage. The security arrangements have… Read more »