InVinceCable We Trust

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As the Lib Dems and the Tories negotiate over power-sharing in number 10 the question that’s being asked by the Tory-supporting Telegraph no less, is “could George Osborne be sacrificed for Vince Cable?”

And so InVinceCable, the apolitical campaign that is seeking to instigate conversations around the need for a qualified candidate to hold the position of Chancellor, moves into a new phase.

“Well, we wanted to wait awhile for fear of calling it too early, but now that it’s the afternoon of the day after, it’s clear. We have undoubtedly got ourselves a hung parliament, which is most excellent news for the country. Why? Because now Vince Cable can be chancellor.”

But maybe we need to be careful what we wish for – economic vision and leadership becomes an even more critical in a hung parliament. Yesterday was not a good day on the financial markets, particularly for banking stocks.

Cable, with his tough talking on the deficit and banking reform, must have a role in the Cabinet and the Treasury in the event of a power sharing agreement.

“The coming week will be characterised by political machinations […] and this is just the moment then that the InVinceCable We Trust campaign comes into its own. So on Sunday 9 May, which also happens to be Vince’s 67th birthday, we’d like everyone to blog and comment and tweet and write to MPs of all colours to demand that Vince Cable be made chancellor.”

Follow @InVinceCable and visit the InVinceCable web site for more information about how to get involved.

Photo via LibDems on Flickr.

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The following was sent out in an email newsletter today to everyone who has registered their email address on the campaign’s website or wiki…

So here we are, the week of Election 2010. Bremner, Bird and Fortune claim there’s been just two highlights worth recalling to date: “I agree with Nick” and “bigotted”.

Perhaps the Chancellors’ Debate and Vince’s unchallenged supremacy was too early in the campaign, or perhaps it just wasn’t sufficiently comedic for Bremner and chums to relive; we definitely don’t think the prospect of George Osborne in Number 11 is funny.

So let’s quickly remind ourselves of our objective:

To harness a groundswell of the UK electorate such that, in the event of a hung parliament, the Prime Minister has no choice but to invite Vince Cable to be Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Will we have a hung parliament? It’s looking a little less likely than last time we emailed but we have to plan now regardless.

Blog Vince Day – 9th May 2010

One of the ideas that emerged from the #invincecable campaigner twitter brainstorm of the 20th April was the idea of a “Blog Vince Day” this coming Sunday, in the event of there being a hung parliament of course.

The week commencing 10th May 2010 will be a week of political machinations in the event of a hung parliament, and this is just the moment then that the InVinceCable We Trust campaign comes into its own. So on Sunday 9th May, which also happens to be Vince’s 67th birthday, we’d like everyone to blog and comment and Tweet and write to MPs of all colours to demand that Vince Cable be made chancellor.

Together, we will remind them of the Chancellors’ Debate and the popular consensus. We will remind them that current economic conditions require the best man for the job, and not the best man to suit other political ambitions and back room agreements. There are many hard decisions to be made, and we don’t want a career politician who hasn’t even run a corner shop. We want Vince Cable.

I do hope you can join in on Blog Vince Day as this campaign’s voice is only as loud as all the contributory voices.

Until then, happy voting.

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