Not an easy format for even the most experienced spokesperson
but Vince Cable manages to pull this one off.
After a damning indictment by a spokesperson for the TUC
about the Government’s proposals to change the unfair dismissal claims system,
the Business Secretary manages to strike the right balance with his ‘live’ down
the line, delivering a reassuring message about not going down the road of
making it easier to hire and fire while highlighting the plight of small
businesses being concerned about the cost of tribunal claims. He sounds
reasonable and balanced and dare I say conciliatory. His use of phrases like
‘strike the right balance’ and ‘it’s a question of balance’ certainly help too,
as do his first few words, which take the heat out the debate by suggesting that
he is in broad agreement with the TUC’s position rather than against it. One to
watch!
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