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I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people.

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 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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Britain has no divine right to be one of the richest countries in the world.
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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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If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth.
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British taxpayers should not bear the costs of problems in the Eurozone.
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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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I get a lot of letters from people.
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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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If you're looking for ways to cut waste in government, you can start with John Prescott.
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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.
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