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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believes borrowing fund lead lower money somebody taxes
I'm a Conservative who believes in lower taxes. They lead to a more enterprising economy. But I'm not somebody who believes you can fund lower taxes by borrowing more money.
believes benefits
If someone believes that living on benefits is a lifestyle choice, then we need to make them think again.
believe commitment gay
I support gay marriage. I support gay marriage because I believe Conservatives support the institutions of commitment.
believe i-believe public-service
I believe in public services.
believe rich taxpayers
Believe me, I understand that most higher rate taxpayers are not the super-rich.
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.
passes
They all said I was a very young guy. Well there is nothing I can do about that but with each day that passes the problem solves itself.
brown cannot challenges chancellor face global leadership
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.
ability bill compete damage failure fiscal footing global gordon lack public reform responsibility taxpayer
The taxpayer is footing the bill for his failure to reform the public services, and Gordon Brown's lack of fiscal responsibility will damage our ability to compete in the new global economy.
democratic distracted everyday learned nature stick
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.
absurd attention campaign desperate divert issues leadership matter merely photo smear
The allegations are completely untrue, and dredging up a photo from when I was 22 years old is pretty desperate stuff. This is merely part of an absurd smear campaign to divert attention from the issues that matter in this leadership contest.
job
Most successful politicians don't let the job swamp their lives.
economic falling global growth investment poor threaten
Falling investment and poor productivity threaten Britain's long-term economic growth and competitiveness in the new global economy.
death identified normally rising
It's normally the kiss of death to be identified as a rising star, or someone to watch.