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George Osborne

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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 would also like to see children aged between 11 and 18 taught financial education in a structured way in schools. I would also say that that is not enough. You have also got to improve numeracy skills, mathematical skills in schools.
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There is a big problem. The problem is the country borrowed too much. We went on a borrowing binge, there was a housing boom. You want to help people de-leverage and deal with those debts over time.
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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.
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Well look, no one takes pleasure from people making money out of the misery of others, but that is a function of capitalist markets.
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We should be looking at putting a limit on the interest that can be charged on things like store cards.You don't want to end up with totally draconian credit controls but you want some common sense. We want cooling-off periods for store cards so people can't take them out and go straight to the counter and buy things.
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If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth.
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I believe in public services.
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Britain has no divine right to be one of the richest countries in the world.
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I want Britain to be the home of successful competitive and stable financial services.
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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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One big theme for me is that we have got to move from an economy built on debt to one where we save and invest in the future.
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Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure.
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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.
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I did meet Mickey Mouse in California, and he seems to be writing the Labour party's economic policy at the moment.
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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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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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[Banks] have a clear obligation to help get this country off its addiction to debt because they sure as hell helped to get this country addicted to debt.
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You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system.
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We have to be pretty tough with mortgage companies and say you have got to give people the chance to work out their debts, sort out future mortgages.
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I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class.
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