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Vince Cable

For wide swaths of training and education there are valuable spillovers which mean that the private sector needs support from the government. That is why I have been so determined to protect and grow apprenticeships and put higher education on a sustainab

Vince Cable

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Vince Cable is saying that many types of training and education benefit not just the individual but society as a whole, so businesses alone cannot provide enough support. Therefore, he emphasizes the government's role in funding apprenticeships and ensuring higher education remains financially stable.

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