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George Osborne
George Osborne
British Politician
Born: May 23, 1971
Britain Country People Think World You
Related authors: Boris Johnson David Cameron Diane Abbott Jeremy Corbyn John Bercow Neil Kinnock Nigel Farage Theresa May
Sound public finances are not the enemy of sustained growth - they are its precondition. George Osborne
Enemy Finances Sound Sustained Public Growth
Frankly, people buying a home to let should not be squeezing out families who can't afford a home to buy. George Osborne
Buy Home People Frankly Out Families Afford Squeezing Should Who Buying
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. George Osborne
Future People Financial Will Immediate Markets Financial Markets Economic Like Know Looks Leave Shock Hit Union European European Union
If the country's poorer, it's got less money. George Osborne
Money Country Got Poorer Less Less Money
I do not want Britain to turn its back on Europe or the rest of the world. George Osborne
World Rest Back Want Turn Europe Britain
Leaving the E.U. was not the outcome that I wanted or campaigned, but now that democracy has spoken, we must act on that result. I will fully respect that result. George Osborne
Democracy Respect Result Will Must Outcome Spoken Leaving Wanted Act Fully Now
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. George Osborne
Liberal Sum Liberal Democrats Minister Pension Abolish Instead Steve Democrat Democrats Said Trying Going Former Keep Lump
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. George Osborne
Business Strong Say Would Small Open Highly Economy Companies Large Fundamentally Competitive British
Britain is an open and tolerant country, and I will fight with everything I have to keep it so. George Osborne
Fight Will Country Everything Open Tolerant Keep Britain
The Conservative party is at its strongest when it's not the party that says there is no role for government and the state should just get out of the way. That is not a strand of Conservative thinking that, by itself, is enough. George Osborne
Government Conservative Party Thinking Conservative Party Enough State Way Says Out Strongest Itself Role Get Just Should Strand
The Conservative party absolutely must not allow itself to be shut out of parts of the north of England. George Osborne
Conservative Party Conservative Party Out Must Absolutely Allow Parts Itself North England Shut
I've always thought that good politics follows from good economics and good policies. George Osborne
Politics Good Thought Economics Follows Policies Always
Of course the Liberal Democrats are going to say things to try and get attention - but I don't think the country is paying much attention. George Osborne
Try Country Think Liberal Liberal Democrats Say Attention Course Democrats Get Going Much Much Attention Paying Things
Margaret Thatcher's government redistributed money from rich to poor. And that's the nature of a modern western democracy. George Osborne
Government Nature Democracy Money Rich Western Modern Thatcher Poor Margaret
I am a social liberal. George Osborne
Liberal Am Social
Tony Blair was a good politician but not a good Prime Minister, and that's what we don't want to be. We don't want to be just people who are good at winning elections: we want to be good at governing. I think we benefit from having seen the mistakes that we think Tony Blair made in 1997. George Osborne
Good People Made Seen Mistakes Politician Think Tony Blair Benefit Minister Having Blair Winning Prime Prime Minister Governing Just Want Elections Who Tony
No ifs, no buts - we will not share the pound if Scotland separates from the U.K. George Osborne
Will Pound Share Scotland Ifs Separates Buts
I think people who sit around and are always yearning for the next thing are not always the happiest people. George Osborne
People Sit Think Around Always Yearning Happiest Happiest People Next Next Thing Who Thing
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. George Osborne
You Money Conservative Somebody Enterprising Borrowing More Lead Economy Taxes Lower Lower Taxes Who Fund Believes
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
Government You Change Mistakes Gone Way System Wrong Learn Banking Banking System Want Then Your
In football, as in politics, resilience pays off. George Osborne
Politics Football Off Pays Resilience
We are not quitters. Britain has always gone out there; we have probably been more influential than any other country in shaping our world and the way it has thought about itself, the way we interact as nations. George Osborne
World Thought Country Gone Other Our Way Our World Out About More Shaping Always Been Itself Than Any Any Other Country Nations Interact Quitter Influential Britain
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. George Osborne
Day Problem Young Nothing About Guy Well Said Passes Itself Very Young Guy Each Each Day
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's interesting, then I realised it was me. George Osborne
Today Leadership News Morning Me Experience Thinking Lying Ruled One Morning Out Shadow Lay Had Himself Bed Item Closest Closest Thing Realised Interesting Turned Then Ever Thing Four Chancellor Programme
Some things never change, suck up to the government and you get an honour. George Osborne
Government You Change Honour Some Some Things Never Up Get Suck Things
Most successful politicians don't let the job swamp their lives. George Osborne
Job Politicians Most Swamp Successful Lives
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