Letter to Vince Cable on this week’s European Council  

The Rt. Hon. Dr Vince Cable MP Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills 1 Victoria Street London SW1H 0ET 11 December 2011 Dear Vince European Council of 8 & 9 December 2011: adverse impact on British Business I am writing to you with regard to the European Council that took place on 8 and 9 December 2011 (the “December 2011 European Council”). In your speech to the European Parliament on 30 September 2011 you said: “the new British coalition Government believes that positive engagement with the European Union is an essential part of our economic and political relations.” You ended the speech by saying: “we all recognize that our economic fate is inextricably linked with the rest of Europe. We want Europe to work; to put aside all quarrels; and make common cause to deal with the massive economic problems which we now face.” Clearly the Government failed to...