To be an economist and a politician is a rarity. To be both and to appear on Strictly Come Dancing and foxtrot into national celebrity is so rare as to be faintly exotic. Vince Cable, a former British minister and former leader of the Liberal Democrats, is that rarity. Prominence turned into celebrity when he donned his dancing shoes and black tailcoat. He was an effective government minister and a leading opposition politician, though a difficult experience as a party leader and the current challenges of the Liberal Democrats overshadows those achievements.

Source: The Irish Times April 23, 2021 05:00 UTC