Shortly after Vince Cable’s Conference Speech to the Liberal Democrat Spring Confernce, I received the following email from the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor.

In his email, Vince Cable outlines how the Liberal Democrats would make Britain a fairer and more sustainable society; they would invest in green jobs, change our unfair tax system, and improve the living standards of pensioners.

However, the Liberal Democrats would make some immediate and necessary savings, such as cancellation of Trident which is longer needed. Please take time to read the email from Vince Cable:

Dear Les,

I have a very simple message for you. We the Liberal Democrats were right about the financial crisis. We warned of the dangers and led the debate when the crisis came. And now we have a clear vision for the future of the British economy.

Now the public wants to know who can guide the country out of the present crisis. Who’s going to deal with the broken, discredited banking system. Who’s going to lead Britain out of the longest recession since the War. And who will deal with the unsustainable level of Government borrowing.

Today in my speech to Liberal Democrat Party Conference I set out the Liberal Democrat answers to these questions. You can read it here.

The challenges are enormous. We have to be frank with people about the difficulties ahead. We have to be fiscally responsible. But the Tories and their cronies want to create a financial panic to frighten people into voting for them on May 6th.

Only the Liberal Democrats have identified £15bn of savings to make from bloated bureaucracy and unaffordable commitments. We will identify our priorities and debate them publicly. That’s open, democratic and Liberal.

Only the Liberal Democrats will invest in jobs with a Green New Deal.

Only the Liberal Democrats will change our unfair tax system so that 3.6 million people will no longer pay any income tax at all. Pensioners will be £100 better off and the average person’s income tax bill will be cut by £700.

People are desperate to see the back of this Labour Government. But they don’t want the same old Tories. And make no mistake, the Tories are exactly the same.

Thank you for what you are doing in the Liberal Democrat campaign to change Britain for real.

Best wishes,

Vince Cable MP
Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor

PS. You can read my full speech here. And if you want to get more involved in our campaign, please do make a donation, or get in touch with your local party to offer your help.