Quotes by George Osborne

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George Osborne is a British politician and member of the Conservative Party who has been First Secretary of State since 2015, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Second Lord of the Treasury since 2010 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton since 2001.
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The foundations of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decisions of Chancellors or the spending programmes of government.

George Osborne

I had the closest thing I have ever had to an out-of-body experience lying in bed one morning. I turned on the 'Today' programme and item four on the news was: 'The shadow chancellor has ruled himself out of the leadership.' I lay there thinking that...

George Osborne

Unless they have disabilities to cope with, no family should get more from living on benefits than the average family gets from going out to work. No more open-ended chequebook.

George Osborne

Some things never change, suck up to the government and you get an honour.

George Osborne

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.

George Osborne

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.

George Osborne

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

George Osborne

Tax cuts should be for life, not just for Christmas.

George Osborne

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

George Osborne

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.

George Osborne

There was a real fear that a euro-zone bank might fail, that we'd have a sovereign debt problem in one of the larger European economies. That's dissipated, thanks largely to the action of the European Central Bank.

George Osborne

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.

George Osborne

I didn't come from a traditional Tory background; it was urban and metropolitan.

George Osborne

Autism is a very serious condition.

George Osborne

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.

George Osborne

I think you can look at the British economy with confidence.

George Osborne

I think the British people have a strong sense of what is fair.

George Osborne

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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Cutting budget deficits can never be just an exercise in economics.

George Osborne

I want to see genuine talent rewarded.

George Osborne

Author Bio

  • NameGeorge Osborne
  • DescriptionBritish politician
  • AliasesGeorge Gideon Oliver Osborne and resident House of Commons raver/acid head
  • BornMay 23, 1971
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPolitician