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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.

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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Britain is China's best partner in the West.
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I want to see genuine talent rewarded.
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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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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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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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We will also target tax evasion and off-shore tax havens... Everyone must pay their share.
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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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I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people.
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