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I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics.

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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The foundations of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decisions of Chancellors or the spending programmes of government.
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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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If you're looking for ways to cut waste in government, you can start with John Prescott.
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British taxpayers should not bear the costs of problems in the Eurozone.
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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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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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We need to think deeply about whether we can sustain banks that are not only too big to fail, but potentially too big to bail.
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I want to see genuine talent rewarded.
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We will also target tax evasion and off-shore tax havens... Everyone must pay their share.
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The Conservative Party mustn't sound like the old man on the park bench who says things were better in 1985, or 1955, or 1855.
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Britain should not be forced to make a choice between joining the single currency and leaving the EU, because if we're forced to make that choice we would leave the EU.
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Britain cannot afford to cut itself off from what is going on in the world, we are too interconnected with what is going on, we have a powerful history and tradition of taking an interest in what is going on in the world, we've also got a very real interest in the future, in remaining connected.
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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 very much support financial education in schools.
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I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people.
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If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth.
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Britain wants the single currency to be a success. It is massively in our interests that we have a stable financial system on our doorstep.
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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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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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