George Osborne Quotes
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We are very supportive of the economic reforms that the Chinese government have talked about.
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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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If we leave the European Union, there will be an immediate economic shock that will hit financial markets. People will not know what the future looks like.
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There are always ways to make government better, always ways to make sure that the taxes of people are better spent.
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I will listen to any argument put to me.
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If the E.U. allows itself to be priced out of the world economy, the next generation will not get jobs, living standards will decline, and the Union will lose the popular consent of the people of Europe.
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There is lots of evidence that it is this fear of going into debt that most puts people from poorer backgrounds off going to university.
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I think people who sit around and are always yearning for the next thing are not always the happiest people.
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Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts.
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We must bring unity of spirit and purpose and condemn hatred and division wherever we see it.
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The wish to pass something on to your children is about the most basic, human and natural aspiration there is.
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I first started going to Chelsea games in the mid-Nineties when I lived off the North End Road, ten minutes' walk from Stamford Bridge.
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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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No ifs, no buts - we will not share the pound if Scotland separates from the U.K.
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The British people think that if someone is disabled, then they should get all the care and support that we can offer.
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In opposition, you move to the centre. In government, you move the centre.
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The biggest single thing that has lifted people out of poverty is free trade.
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Britain can choose, as others are, short term fixes and more stimulus. Or we can lead the world with long-term solutions to long-term problems.
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If you want to change the way your banking system is regulated, if you want to learn the mistakes of what's gone wrong, then you have to change your government.
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One of London's massive strengths is its sporting prowess, its great football teams.
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I came into politics partly because I want to be able to reduce taxes so that individuals have more of their money to spend, so that businesses have more of their money to create jobs, but I believe that lower taxes are sustainable when you get the public finances in order, so I will only make promises I can keep on taxation.
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Tax cuts should be for life, not just for Christmas.
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Sound public finances are not the enemy of sustained growth - they are its precondition.
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I want Britain to be the home of successful competitive and stable financial services.