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  • A light-hearted side to Vince Cable's data dump

    It was not all serious private information leaked due to careless document disposal – there was also a much lighter side to found documents. In one pile of papers there were various shopping lists, complete with details of special offers, which raised

  • EXCLUSIVE: Vince Cable's office puts details at risk

    Vince Cable’s office has for months put hundreds of his constituents at risk of identity fraud by carelessly dumping sensitive papers and letters. The Business Secretary’s staff casually ditched un-shredded documents that revealed residents’ private

  • Twickenham MP Vince Cable's apology in full

    Twickenham MP Vince Cable has issued an apology to constituents after the Richmond and Twickenham Times broke the news that confidential information was being dumped outside his consituency office. Read the letter in full: "I would like

  • Big victory in battle for Barn Elms

    News the greenfield site on the Barnes and Putney border had moved one step closer to safety, and further from the extensive construction work needed to help create the London-wide sewer, was greeted with sighs of relief. MPs, councillors and more than

  • EXCLUSIVE: Vince Cable whistleblower, read where it all began

    “Careless and irresponsible” is how an outraged member of the public described Twickenham MP Vince Cable’s attitude to disposing of correspondence, after finding bags of confidential and personal letters discarded in the street. The worried