Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable has claimed his party broke no pledge by approving tuition fee rises as the election promises were not binding.
Cable insisted that Lib Dems remain trustworthy even after reneging on one of the key elements of their election manifesto to prevent any tuition hikes by supporting the move to almost triple fees from £3,290 to £9,000 a year.
He tried to justify the reversal of policy saying signing the pledge has been a wrong “political judgment.”
Cable told the BBC One's Politics Show that Lib Dems “haven't betrayed anybody” as the only binding agreement they had was the coalition deal with the Tories.'
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The lying bastard should be sacked along with the rest of the parliament
I can't stand this creep, he is the mp of the borough next to mine.
ReplyDeleteIt didn't take a bloody genius to work out that the banks were going to crash, I worked it out in 2005, and that was late, a lot of people had worked it out way before then....you're right, he should be sacked, wonder if I can make an appointment to see him and tell him myself.