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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.

George Osborne

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George Osborne
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: May 23
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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.
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I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated.
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I think we woefully failed to connect Britain to the growing Chinese economy in the previous decade, and I have sought to remedy that. China is now the sixth biggest trading partner with the UK. We have attracted now the lion's share of Chinese investment that is going into Europe.
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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 would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people.
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