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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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George Osborne
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: May 23
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George Gideon Oliver Osborne
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I get a lot of letters from people.
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Even a China growing at 7% or indeed less is still adding to the world economy an economy equivalent to the UK or more.
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I have done everything I can to move Britain out of the financial danger zone.
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There are those people who don't want change. Well there needs to be a coalition for change amongst the hard-working mainstream majority of the country to crack on and sort out Britain's problems.
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Establishing proper economic governance that allows the Eurozone to undertake the integration it needs whilst protecting the interests of the single market for all 28, the rights of member states who are not in the Euro - including of course the UK - is really important for the future of the European Union.
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I'm not saying job done but I am actually pretty confident that Britain can be one of the biggest winners from these big global changes that are taking place and indeed become the richest of the major economies in the world in this coming generation.
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I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people.
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