Britain is no longer one of the world's price setters. It is painful. It is a challenge to us in government to explain all that, and it is a pity that the political class is not preparing the public for it to understand how massive the problem is.
Vince CableSo I went into government with a clear mind about what the problems were, and what needed to be done.
Vince CableThe government increasingly resembles somebody who is trying to give the kiss of life to a corpse.
Vince CableI fear that the rising personal bankruptcies and repossessions are the first signs of bigger problems to come and personal debt - Gordon Brown's legacy to millions of Britain's families - will hang like a millstone around the neck of the British people for years to come.
Vince Cable