The Real Vince Cable Stands Up

Very few things have amused me more in recent times than the sudden realisation from many that Vince Cable is not a great leader, but rather a vapid political lightweight who has all the political convictions and charisma of a rag idly floating in the breeze. And I remain surprised that it has taken this long to for so many to realise who Cable actually is.

Seriously, this chap makes Nick Clegg look like a conviction politician. A former senior employee of Shell, he is a (failed) Labour candidate, a Lib Dem candidate then MP, and now a minister in a Tory-led coalition. Hardly reeks of ideological commitment now, does it? And to top it all off, he is now talking about abstaining from a vote on a piece of legislation that comes from his own department. Honest to fuck, a jellyfish in a condom has more backbone than Vince Cable.

Then again, what did anyone expect from Old Man Cable? The sole thing he has ever managed to achieve of any lasting value is the putdown about Brown going from being Stalin to Mr Bean. It is the sort of comment that you might expect from a third-rate comedian; it certainly isn’t any sort of indication that we might be dealing with a first-rate political leader.

So let’s enjoy Cable being exposed for what he is – utterly, utterly vacuous.