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

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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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What's interesting is whilst Shanghai has gone stellar - literally, in these massive buildings which have appeared since I first visited - Beijing has become a much more vibrant and interesting place. A lot more business is done here.
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I'm fed up with Britain being condemned to this future where we borrow the Chinese in order to buy from the Chinese the things that they make for us.
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I get a lot of letters from people.
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We support the auto-enrolment but we have our doubts about the way the National Pension Scheme is going to be structured.
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We need a coalition in this country. A coalition of change. People who have had enough of this.
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I want Britain to be the home of successful competitive and stable financial services.
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Britain is China's best partner in the West.
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I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class.
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If you're looking for ways to cut waste in government, you can start with John Prescott.
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Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure.
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Put on top of that the fact that the whole world is looking at Britain and saying how is this country going to pay its way in the future. They are looking at other countries like Greece who can't pay their way in the future and you see savage spending cuts, big cuts in pay.
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You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system.
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I want to see genuine talent rewarded.
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A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.
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I think it is absolutely central to our economic plan as a country not only that we put our own house in order but that we better connect ourselves with other parts of the world, particularly the faster growing parts of the world.
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