The outgoing Lib Dem leader talks about his party’s dramatic reversal of fortune and the decisions facing his successor Even in times of relative calm, British politics rarely allows party leaders to bow out on a high. Just a few months ago, it appeared that Sir Vince Cable’s tenure as Liberal Democrat leader would end in a similar whimper. Yet as he contemplates his party’s mixed fortunes, from the collapse in support after the coalition years to its recent recovery from the brink of the abyss, he is convinced it is now well placed to be part of a broader revival of liberal, mainstream politics that not so very long ago had seemingly gone out of fashion. Continue reading...