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The Independent View: One of Vince Cable’s greatest actions to date

Sunday saw some good news. It was announced that Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is to set up a new engine plant factory in the West Midlands, creating up to 750 jobs. This coup was delivered in no small part thanks to the Business Secretary Vince Cable plucking up the courage to intervene directly and offer JLR government money. It could even be argued that this is one of his greatest actions to date.

What part did Cable play? He helped JLR secure a £10 million grant for the plant. Clearly, this was not the be all and end all of …

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