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If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth.

George Osborne

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George Osborne
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: May 23
British Politician
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George Gideon Oliver Osborne
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I get a lot of letters from people.
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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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