Quote

If you're looking for ways to cut waste in government, you can start with John Prescott.

George Osborne

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

George Osborne
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: May 23
British Politician
Economist
Historian
Journalist
Politician
Writer
George Gideon Oliver Osborne
Way
Prescott
John
Waste
Cutting
Ways
Looking
Start
Government

More quotes by George Osborne

Image
I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class.
George Osborne
Image
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.
George Osborne
Image
Tax cuts should be for life, not just for Christmas.
George Osborne
Image
I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated.
George Osborne
Image
Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure.
George Osborne
Image
If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth.
George Osborne
Image
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.
George Osborne
Image
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.
George Osborne
Image
You need to have a state pension that doesn't drag more and more people into means-testing each year and make it very difficult for people on low to medium term incomes to save and not see their savings clawed away.
George Osborne
Image
I want Britain to be the home of successful competitive and stable financial services.
George Osborne
Image
We need a coalition in this country. A coalition of change. People who have had enough of this.
George Osborne
Image
I believe in public services.
George Osborne
Image
We support the auto-enrolment but we have our doubts about the way the National Pension Scheme is going to be structured.
George Osborne
Image
British taxpayers should not bear the costs of problems in the Eurozone.
George Osborne
Image
You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system.
George Osborne
Image
The British people think that if someone is disabled, then they should get all the care and support that we can offer.
George Osborne
Image
I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people.
George Osborne
Image
Establishing proper economic governance that allows the Eurozone to undertake the integration it needs whilst protecting the interests of the single market for all 28, the rights of member states who are not in the Euro - including of course the UK - is really important for the future of the European Union.
George Osborne
Image
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.
George Osborne
Image
[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.
George Osborne