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I did meet Mickey Mouse in California, and he seems to be writing the Labour party's economic policy at the moment.

George Osborne

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George Osborne
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: May 23
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We have supported the banks, they should be supporting the economy now.
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I'm fed up with Britain being condemned to this future where we borrow the Chinese in order to buy from the Chinese the things that they make for us.
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What's interesting is whilst Shanghai has gone stellar - literally, in these massive buildings which have appeared since I first visited - Beijing has become a much more vibrant and interesting place. A lot more business is done here.
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I get a lot of letters from people.
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