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
George Osborne quotes about
believe political limits
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.
autism serious conditions
Autism is a very serious condition.
debt welfare britain
You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system.
want talent genuine
I want to see genuine talent rewarded.
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
debt our-society contribution
Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts.
government growth spending
If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth.
jobs real safe-haven
The positive news is that the British economy is continuing to grow and is creating jobs. And it is positive news too that at a time of real international instability we are a safe haven in the storm.
country divine-right world
Britain has no divine right to be one of the richest countries in the world.
thinking balance rich
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.
country thinking law
I was shocked to see that some of the very wealthiest people in the country have organised their tax affairs, and to be fair it's within the tax laws, so that they were regularly paying virtually no income tax. And I don't think that's right.
pay tax-evasion target
We will also target tax evasion and off-shore tax havens... Everyone must pay their share.
thinking people support
The British people think that if someone is disabled, then they should get all the care and support that we can offer.
strong thinking people
I think the British people have a strong sense of what is fair.