Vince Cable to speak at South London Business event
7:00am Sunday 5th September 2010 in
South London businesses are being offered access to influential coalition Business Secretary Vince Cable.
Mr Cable, Liberal Democrat MP for Twickenham, will speak at the event on October 13, at the London Film Museum, Waterloo.
Tickets cost up to £145 a head.
Peter Pledger, director of South London Business, said: “Providing such a high-profile business speaker is just the sort of opportunity we look to provide to our members.
“We are delighted to be able to offer the chance to listen to Vince Cable to both members and other businesses in London and look forward to a highly entertaining and insightful evening.”
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Phillip Taylor
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10:10am Sun 5 Sep 10
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It is probably the questions we can ask him which might be worth the attendance money although it is rare to get your question selected as it might be too controversial.
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As I cannot attend, I have one for Vince here- why did you get a 'yellow' card from the Commons authorities when submitting your latest expenses- or was Quentin Letts of 'The Daily Mail' wrong when he wrote about this matter?
Phillip Taylor
bob grimley
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12:53pm Sun 5 Sep 10
Phillip Taylor
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1:35pm Sun 5 Sep 10
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It was only after the election that many of the candidates expressed more open opinions on the subject but I found on the doorstep that the issue was very 'live' and one which the elected politicians will ignore at their peril... especially in Cable's constituency where big majorities can collapse!
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Phillip Taylor
Michael Pantlin
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3:33pm Sun 5 Sep 10
David7
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8:06pm Sun 5 Sep 10
Mackem 55
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12:28pm Mon 6 Sep 10
Michael Pantlin
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3:04pm Mon 6 Sep 10
tim_lennon
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5:08pm Mon 6 Sep 10
Similarly, MPs aren't bound to the public 24x7: any MP can fulfil a speaking engagement with such an organisation, unless Mr. Taylor thinks that MPs should be banned from performing any work not explicitly approved by Parliamentary authorities. (Which might not be a bad thing, perhaps, although it might mean another load of MPs who don't want the job ...)
Phillip Taylor
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5:27pm Mon 6 Sep 10
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I just feel unhappy that MPs are charging to deliver speeches like this. I feel these speeches should be free events as if there is cost involved it penalises poor people who may wish to attend but cannot pay to do so.
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Vince Cable has been put on a pedestal (mainly by himself) but I think he should be more accountable to the voter without us having to pay for the privilege.
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The problem these days is that quite a few MPs do not answer letters or emails and behave somewhat differently when they get to the House of Commons by becoming rather haughty- I'm not suggesting Zac or Vince, actually do this but we, the public, should have direct access to MPs without having to cough up for it!
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David7
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5:57pm Mon 6 Sep 10
However, to be fair to Tim Lennon, it is not clear that he IS charging - it may be that it is only South London Business which is benefiting financially.
If this is the case, then Mr Cable should not be attending in his capacity as Secretary of State, but as an individual. It would be remiss of him to charge for doing a job he is already well paid for.
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Phillip Taylor says...
10:10am Sun 5 Sep 10
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It is probably the questions we can ask him which might be worth the attendance money although it is rare to get your question selected as it might be too controversial.
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As I cannot attend, I have one for Vince here- why did you get a 'yellow' card from the Commons authorities when submitting your latest expenses- or was Quentin Letts of 'The Daily Mail' wrong when he wrote about this matter?
Phillip Taylor