George Osborne Quotes
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I believe that I'm entitled to regard my pre-political life as off-limits in terms of what can be looked at and judged.
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There were some who wanted all the benefits of E.U. membership without any of the costs. I'm not sure that's very realistic.
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I want to see genuine talent rewarded.
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The former pension minister, the Liberal Democrat Steve Webb said I was trying to abolish the lump sum. Instead, we are going to keep the lump sum and abolish the Liberal Democrats.
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Believe me, I understand that most higher rate taxpayers are not the super-rich.
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I'm tempted to say that Conservative governments are normally elected to clear up the mess left by Labour governments.
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You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system.
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I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated.
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To all companies large and small, I would say this: the British economy is fundamentally strong; we are highly competitive, and we are open for business.
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I have done everything I can to move Britain out of the financial danger zone.
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Politics as a parent is fairly demanding; if your parent is in politics, it's fairly demanding, so I make no excuses about taking two weeks off.
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To simply argue that public spending must always go up and never be cut is irresponsible.
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Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure.
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It's in our interests that the euro is a successful, strong currency.
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We need to think deeply about whether we can sustain banks that are not only too big to fail, but potentially too big to bail.
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Britain needs a tough, strong financial conduct regulator.
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I didn't come from a traditional Tory background; it was urban and metropolitan.
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I want Britain to be the home of successful competitive and stable financial services.
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It's difficult to see how Syria can have any long-term future with Assad there as president. Many people would never return to that country if that were the case.
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The rise in world oil prices has been larger than anyone forecast.
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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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Britain has always been a home to the vulnerable, and we've always done what we need to do to help people who are fleeing persecution.
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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 think the best solution to this challenge, and I accept there is a challenge with homophobic bullying, is to make sure we get rid of the bullying rather than feeling we have to take kids out of our schools and teach then somewhere else. That would be the best approach.