Vince Cable, Liberal Democrat MP and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

Vince is no ordinary politician. He became a member of parliament late in his career, after holding significant roles in academia and business. As a politician elected in his own right, Vince says he feels he has much more responsibility than when he was part of a multinational empire. He believes that ultimately things have to be achieved through consent and debate and therefore politics is the place to protect what he believes is most important: local communities in the face of a globalising world.