Free Radical

Today Vince Cable is best known as "the undisputed heavyweight champion of the credit crunch in Parliament," revered for his prescience and authority on the world economic crisis. But his journey to become Britain's most respected politician has been long, circuitous, and sometimes very painful. In this memoir he tells that story for the first time. This is a candid book, written with wit and great insight. Vince Cable's life story is a long way from that of a conventional career politician. His book is as compelling as it is timely.

Vince Cable is a member of parliament and has been the Liberal Democrats' chief economic spokesperson since 2003, having previously served as chief economist for Shell from 1995 to 1997. He was elected deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats in March 2006 and was acting leader of the party prior to the election of Nick Clegg. He is also the author of The Storm.