Vincent Cable read Natural Science and Economics at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University, where he was President of the Union, followed by a PhD at Glasgow University.

Vincent worked as Treasury Finance Officer for the Kenya Government between 1966 and 1968. After lecturing at Glasgow University in economics he worked as a first Secretary in the Diplomatic Service in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1974-1976). He was then Deputy Director of the Overseas Development Institute, this included a period working for the then Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, John Smith MP, as a Special Advisor. From 1983 to 1990 Vincent worked as Special Advisor on Economic Affairs for the Commonwealth Secretary General, Sir Sonny Ramphal.

From 1990 Vincent worked for Shell International and from 1995 was Shell's Chief Economist. He has also been head of the economic programme at Chatham House and since becoming an MP, has been appointed a fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford.

Vincent Cable served as a Labour Councillor in Glasgow between 1971 and 1974, and contested the Glasgow Hillhead Division in the 1970 General Election. Vincent joined the Social Democrat Party after its formation and went on to contest York for the SDP/Liberal Alliance in both the 1983 and 1987 General Election.

In 1992 Vincent contested Twickenham for the Liberal Democrats squeezing the Conservative majority to just 6,121 and making Twickenham the most marginal Conservative/Liberal Democrats seat in the Capital. In 1997 Vincent Cable was first elected to Parliament to represent Twickenham with a majority of 4,281.

His work on local issues includes: MRSA and hospital cleanliness; hospice funding and the Shooting Star children’s Hospital; specialised nurses for chronic illnesses; and cancer screening. He has has attempted to get the Greenwich Judgment repealed and has sought to rectify difficulties in the Private Finance Initiative in schools (with the collapse of Jarvis). He has worked with residents' groups to secure tighter regulation of odour and river pollution by Thames Water at Mogden sewerage works. On transport, he has: asked many questions in Parliament regarding night noise and numbers of flights at Heathrow; spoken at the Terminal 5 enquiry; and secured a debate to argue for greater weight for environmental factors in airport policy. He chaired the All Party Police Group for 5 years and raised many police issues in Parliament such as gun crime, and more recently the "knives destroy lives" campaign with the Victims of Crime Trust based in Twickenham; he also launched a probe into Feltham Young Offenders Institution, contributing to less over-crowding and improvements in education and medical treatment. He fought the closure of post offices, locally and nationally.

Since becoming an MP he has been a member of the Treasury Select Committee and he is the Liberal Democrats' Shadow Chancellor.  He has spoken on many issues such as Bank profits, Personal debt, and Equitable Life and The Telegraph recently described him as "The Government's most trenchant economic critic".

In March 2006 Vincent was elected by fellow MPs as Deputy Leader. He is also Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Adoption, Pulmonary Hypertension, Police, and Victims of Crime and treasurer of the Internet Group.

Before becoming an MP he was a regular broadcaster and columnist in The Independent (on economic and political issues), on BBC World Service radio and television and in The Economist.

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Brian Dzingai was born in Harare, Zimbabwe on April 22cnd, 1981. His early education was at Queensdale Primary School and St George’s College where he learnt to juggle both his academic and athletic commitments which laid the foundation for his future success. Brian, then proceeded to America on an athletic scholarship attending Truman University and later on, Florida State University where he obtained his undergraduate degrees in Accounting and Finance in 2004. In December 2007 he graduated with a Master's degree in Business Administration from Florida State University whilst training and competing as a professional athlete, specialising in the 200m. In October of 2008, Brian had a brief stint at Deloitte in Atlanta, Georgia before leaving and continuing with a different career path.

Naomie  Harris (born 6 September 1976) is an English screen actress best known for her starring role as Selena in 28 Days Later  2002 and for her supporting turn as Tia Dalma in the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

Harris has been acting  in television and film since she was nine, an acting career which includes a stint on the remake of the science fiction series The Tomorrow People. Her lead performance in Danny Boyle's post-apocalyptic film 28 Days Later catapulted her to international fame. Starring opposite Cillian Murphy she dilivered an memorable performance and  was awarded the Black Reel award for 'Best Breakthrough Performance'.  In the same year, she starred in the television adaptation of Zadie Smith's White Teeth.

Since then Naomie has gone on to gain recognition as a well respected Actress in both Britanin and America and in 2007 was nomionataed for the Rising Star Award at the BAFTA's.

World Famous Maternity Nurse, Margarita Atieh, has worked with a number of VIP and celebrity families around the globe. She has a fierce reputation as one of the finest in the world, which has made her extremely sought after and constantly in demand.

Margarita, whose most recent clients include tennis ace Boris Becker & Tamara Beckwith, has a wealth of experience under her belt - 15 years to be exact! Her job has carried her far and wide, caring, nurturing and providing her priceless knowledge and expertise to the crème de le crème of families and their precious newborns. Advising and assisting them on subjects like reflux, feeding options, sleeping patterns, parent / child bonding and safety precautions, which has changed the lives of many young babies and their parents.

With a growing number of glowing references, it's easy to see why Margarita is regularly featured within the world's media, with coverage in publications like Hello Magazine, Grazia and The Guardian and numerous parenting and baby magazines. As well as being an expert and spokesperson for top baby brands, Born Free and The Birthday Plus Books, Margarita has recently taken on the role of ambassador for NDORO Children's Charity, an amazing opportunity which will help Margarita carry out her own dreams of running a children's charity in the near future.

Samuel Oram-Jones was born on the 2^nd November 1997 in Milton Keynes, UK, where he still lives today. Samuel first stepped into a kart when he was 9 years old at Daytona’s Karting Track in Milton Keynes, After showing early on that he was a natural - Regularly racing against children much older than him – Samuel and his family decided he should join a karting team, so that he could show his true potential in a race-prepared kart at tracks all across the country and in Europe.

In his first six races Samuel won four trophies as a novice and proved that he was going to be a force to be reckoned with. In 2009 Samuel entered into the Rotax MiniMaxclass for 11-16yrs old. As a rookie, in his first year in this class, Samuel has achieved results beyond his young age;3rd place in the Winter Cut at Kimbolton, 3rd place in the Brazil Cut at Whilton Mill, and 16th place finish in the National Formula Kart Start (FKS) to name a few.

Samuel is currently racing with KR-Sport - one of the leading TKM & Rotax Class Karting teams in the UK, headed by Ashley Orchard. Ashley has been involved in karting from the age of 8; he has extensive experience and recognized Samuel’s potential at an early stage. Although Samuel could have completed another two seasons  in the cadet class age “9-13yrs old”, KR-Sport moved the young driver up to the next class for the 2009 season, in order for him to develop his driving skills at a more advanced level.

So far this year, Samuel has appeared on BBC News Round, BBC News 24, BBC Breakfast and every week from the (2^nd September – 26^thSky Sports and Sky Sports Xtra. Samuel has met with McLaren, Red Bull and Renault and all have expressed interest in Samuel and are following his development very closely. He was awarded a sports scholarship to Berry Lawn School, the first of its kind for the school, showing their faith in his abilities and potential.

He has further been recognised for his achievements by being one of a very selective few to have been presented this year with a Gold Blue Peter badge, other past recipients include Queen Elizabeth II, JK Rowling and David Beckham. He also spends some of his time doing charity work for the Ndoro Children’s Charity where he is an ambassador.

The charity aims to take children off the street, house and educate them, in Zimbabwe. When Samuel has any spare time in his busy schedule he is interested in football, reading, cycling and computer gaming. The Future: Due to Samuel being advanced for his age he will be racing in Europe next year at the highest level in the Rotax Class. He will be the youngest competitor ever in this class and has been given a special licence and dispensation from the organisers to race.

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