The Beijing Olympics and the New Cold War artwork
Cable Comments with Vince Cable

The Beijing Olympics and the New Cold War

  • S3E8
  • 16:21
  • February 11th 2022

This week's episode deals with Chinese objectives and the Western diplomatic boycott which has so far failed in its objective to make human rights particularly in Xinjiang the focus of the Games.

Link to article: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/beijing-olympics-boycott-human-rights-b2010135.html#comments-area


Sir Vince Cable is the former leader of the Liberal Democrats and served as Secretary of State for business, innovation and skills from 2010 to 2015. He records a regular podcast ‘Cable Comments’, expanding on the themes from this column. Link here https://www.independent.co.uk/author/vince-cable

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Vince is the former Liberal Democrat leader 2017-2019.

He was Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, and Skills 2010-2015. Some of his achievements include the world’s first ever Green Investment Bank, support for young people through apprenticeships and the promotion of socially responsible capitalism