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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.

George Osborne

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George Osborne
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: May 23
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There is a big problem. The problem is the country borrowed too much. We went on a borrowing binge, there was a housing boom. You want to help people de-leverage and deal with those debts over time.
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The Conservative Party mustn't sound like the old man on the park bench who says things were better in 1985, or 1955, or 1855.
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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 didn't come from a traditional Tory background it was urban and metropolitan.
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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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I have done everything I can to move Britain out of the financial danger zone.
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We need a coalition in this country. A coalition of change. People who have had enough of this.
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You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system.
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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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You also want to look at how the tax system encourages and rewards pension saving. I have set as an ambition reversing the effects of Gordon Brown's tax raid which heralded the beginning of the age of responsibility. We are looking at some very specific tax measures on how we can encourage saving.
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The foundations of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decisions of Chancellors or the spending programmes of government.
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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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Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure.
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I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people.
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We need to think deeply about whether we can sustain banks that are not only too big to fail, but potentially too big to bail.
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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.
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Britain is China's best partner in the West.
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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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I want Britain to be the home of successful competitive and stable financial services.
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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.
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