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We need a coalition in this country. A coalition of change. People who have had enough of this.

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 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 would also like to see children aged between 11 and 18 taught financial education in a structured way in schools. I would also say that that is not enough. You have also got to improve numeracy skills, mathematical skills in schools.
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If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth.
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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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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 reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class.
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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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What makes people angry and we are on the side of hard-working people who want to get on in life and they see how government is wasting their money.
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[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.
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We have to be pretty tough with mortgage companies and say you have got to give people the chance to work out their debts, sort out future mortgages.
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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.
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You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system.
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A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.
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You know the illusion of the cheap money is over and now Britain has to go out there and graft and earn its way and create wealth and prosperity in a very competitive world.
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We want people to have a stake in the British economy so I am in favour of actually encouraging people to have small shareholdings and feel they've got a stake in our economic future.
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There are plenty of people who don't want change - the Labour Party, some of their militant trade union friends like Unite busy causing strikes at the very beginning of a fragile recovery.
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I think it is absolutely central to our economic plan as a country not only that we put our own house in order but that we better connect ourselves with other parts of the world, particularly the faster growing parts of the world.
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There are those who are trying to create an anti-business culture in Britain - and we have to stop them. At stake are not pay packages for a few but jobs and prosperity for the many.
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I very much support financial education in schools.
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