George Osborne
George Osborne
George Osborneis a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliamentfor Tatton since 2001. Under the premiership of David Cameron, from 2010 to 2016, Osborne served as Chancellor of the Exchequer...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 May 1971
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I think the British people are very, very attached to the idea that the health service is free at the point of use. But there is no reason why every doctor, nurse and teacher in this country has to be employed by the state.
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In opposition, you move to the centre. In government, you move the centre.
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Falling investment and poor productivity threaten Britain's long-term economic growth and competitiveness in the new global economy.
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A friend had an airplane. I went for a ride and it turned into a passion, ... My family has flown and camped everywhere from the Florida Keys to 500 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
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Brown is an old-fashioned tax-and-spend chancellor who cannot give the leadership we need to face the challenges of the new global economy.
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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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I've learned to be true to yourself, stick to the big arguments, don't get distracted by the everyday kerfuffle that is in the nature of any democratic system.
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Taxes have gone up, spending has gone up, waste of government money has vastly increased, and I think people will say he frittered away a very strong economic inheritance.
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Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts.
simple needs rich
Britain needs a simpler tax system which is simple to understand, where there are no loop-holes, where the very rich do not avoid tax by employing expensive accountants
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I want to see genuine talent rewarded.
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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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I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics.
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The Conservative party, the modern Conservative party, is on the side of people who want to work hard and get on.