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George Osborne Biography

George Gideon Oliver Osborne[a] CH (born 23 May 1971) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton from June 2001 until he stood down on 3 May 2017. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Prime Minister David Cameron from 2010 to 2016. He has been editor of the London Evening Standard since May 2017.

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Britain needs a simpler tax system which is simple to understand, where there are no loop-holes, where the very rich do not avoid tax by employing expensive accountants

Accountants, Employing, Needs, Rich, Simple, Simpler

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.

Haven, Instability, Jobs, Real, Safe Haven

British taxpayers should not bear the costs of problems in the Eurozone.

Bear, Bears, Cost, Problem, Problems, Taxpayers

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.

Encouraging, Favour, People, Shareholdings, Small, Want

I get a lot of letters from people.

Letters, People

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.

Country, Thinking, Order, Particularly, Think, Connect

I have done everything I can to move Britain out of the financial danger zone.

Danger, Done, Financial, Moving

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.

Difficult, Make, Mean, People, State, Years

Britain is not part of the single currency. That is a decision we have taken, a voluntary decision of this country, but as a result are part of a European Union 19 of whose members are rapidly integrating, creating political, fiscal, monetary, economic union to make their currency work. And that is increasingly rubbing up against the operation.

Country, Creating, Currency, Economic, Fiscal, Taken

I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated.

Britain, Financial, Global, Regulated, Want

The Conservative party, the modern Conservative party, is on the side of people who want to work hard and get on.

Hard, Hard Work, Party, People

The British people think that if someone is disabled, then they should get all the care and support that we can offer.

British, Offer, People, Support, Think, Thinking

I want Britain to be the home of successful competitive and stable financial services.

Britain, Competitive, Home, Stable, Successful, Want

One of the big problems we have in this country is that not enough people understand how important it is to save, understand the details of credit card statements, to be able to compare different APRs and the like. I support the idea.

Country, Details, Idea, Ideas, Like, People

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

Country, People, Needs, Enough, Change

I support gay marriage. I support gay marriage because I believe Conservatives support the institutions of commitment.

Believe, Commitment, Gay

Cutting budget deficits can never be just an exercise in economics.

Cutting, Deficits, Economics, Exercise

Our first benchmark is to cut the deficit more quickly to safeguard Britain’s credit rating. I know that we are taking a political gamble to set this up as a measure of success. Protecting the credit rating will not be easy The pace of fiscal consolidation will be co-ordinated with monetary policy. And we will protect Britain's credit rating and international reputation.

Cutting, Political, Firsts, International, Pace, Monetary

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.

People, Giving, Work Out, Mortgage, Pretty, Tough

Believe me, I understand that most higher rate taxpayers are not the super-rich.

Believe, Rate, Rich, Taxpayers, Understand

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