George Osborne Quotes

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George Osborne

Profession : Politician

Birth : May 23, 1971

I want Britain to be the home of successful competitive and stable financial services.

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I want to see genuine talent rewarded.

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Believe me, I understand that most higher rate taxpayers are not the super-rich.

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Britain has no divine right to be one of the richest countries in the world.

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The Conservative Party mustn't sound like the old man on the park bench who says things were better in 1985, or 1955, or 1855.

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Of all the public services, education is the one I'm most interested in. You get a more dynamic economy, you deal with most social problems, and it's morally right.

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I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class.

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It's normally the kiss of death to be identified as a rising star, or someone to watch.

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It's perfectly reasonable in a coalition between two political parties that you get supporters of those parties you know stressing the things they want to stress.

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You know the illusion of the cheap money is over and now Britain has to go out there and graft and earn its way and create wealth and prosperity in a very competitive world.

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I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people.

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Well can I just say unlike my predecessors, Conservative and Labour, I have set up an independent body that studies whether what I'm saying is true, whether I've met the targets that I set out.

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Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure.

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Well you know I've attracted a lot of criticism by, for example, suggesting that child benefit should be taken away from higher rate taxpaying families.

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I get a lot of letters from people.

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I'm a Conservative who believes in lower taxes. They lead to a more enterprising economy. But I'm not somebody who believes you can fund lower taxes by borrowing more money.

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If someone believes that living on benefits is a lifestyle choice, then we need to make them think again.

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I support gay marriage. I support gay marriage because I believe Conservatives support the institutions of commitment.

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Just as we should never balance the budget on the backs of the poor, so it is an economic delusion to think you can balance it only on the wallets of the rich.

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The rise in world oil prices has been larger than anyone forecast.

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