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I clearly believe a lot more than some of my coalition colleagues

I clearly believe a lot more than some of my coalition colleagues – Tories – in redistribution and using the tax system for that purpose. I also believe in the government having an active role in the economy, which is having an industrial strategy. Im not a believer in laissez-faire. – Vince Cable

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Now the main areas of higher education that still enjoy considerable financial support from government are subjects like engineering and science and the research ringfence which is the basic minimum to protect Britains scientific competitiveness. – Vince Cable

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For wide swaths of training and education there are valuable spillovers which mean that the private sector needs support from the government. That is why I have been so determined to protect and grow apprenticeships and put higher education on a sustainable footing. – Vince Cable

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My college, Fitzwilliam, was pretty good but unfashionable and I lived in digs so I was not part of the cloistered old college environment, which frankly was a bit intimidating. But I worked hard and settled in by exploring politics and girls. – Vince Cable

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