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" I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated. "
George Osborne
Want
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Financial
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" For families flying out of the U.K. for a winter getaway, airports should be the ideal place to pick up a bargain. "
George Osborne
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Winter
Place
" We must bring unity of spirit and purpose and condemn hatred and division wherever we see it. "
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" I first started going to Chelsea games in the mid-Nineties when I lived off the North End Road, ten minutes' walk from Stamford Bridge. "
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" When I was born, the Internet was barely two years old. It was the preserve of academics, used to connect dozens rather than billions of users. There weren't many who predicted it would transform our world. "
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" Well you know I've attracted a lot of criticism by, for example, suggesting that child benefit should be taken away from higher rate taxpaying families. "
George Osborne
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Well
Criticism
" I think the British people are very, very attached to the idea that the health service is free at the point of use. But there is no reason why every doctor, nurse and teacher in this country has to be employed by the state. "
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Service
Think
" The police protect us, and we're going to protect the police. "
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Us
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" In opposition, you move to the centre. In government, you move the centre. "
George Osborne
Government
You
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" Brexit is for the richest in our country: they can afford recessions. "
George Osborne
Country
Richest
Our
" Providing great schooling is the single most important thing we can do to help any child from a disadvantaged background succeed. It's also the single most important thing we can do to boost the long-term productivity of our economy. "
George Osborne
Child
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Important
" I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class. "
George Osborne
Should
Know
People
" I've always thought that good politics follows from good economics and good policies. "
George Osborne
Economics
Thought
Politics
" I think you can look at the British economy with confidence. "
George Osborne
Look
Confidence
Economy
" Leaving the E.U. was not the outcome that I wanted or campaigned, but now that democracy has spoken, we must act on that result. I will fully respect that result. "
George Osborne
Now
Democracy
Result
" I'm not one of those who thinks there is something inherently bad or inferior about watching television. "
George Osborne
Inferior
Television
Watching
" The British people think that if someone is disabled, then they should get all the care and support that we can offer. "
George Osborne
Someone
Support
Care
" ISIL are already using the Internet for hideous propaganda purposes - for radicalisation, for operational planning, too. "
George Osborne
Internet
Planning
Propaganda
" Even as China's growth slows, it will continue to be a powerhouse for the global economy. "
George Osborne
Will
Global
China
" We should be doing more business with China. We should be better connected to the Chinese economy. "
George Osborne
Connected
More
Better
" I didn't come from a traditional Tory background; it was urban and metropolitan. "
George Osborne
Traditional
Come
Urban
" The Conservative party is at its strongest when it's not the party that says there is no role for government and the state should just get out of the way. That is not a strand of Conservative thinking that, by itself, is enough. "
George Osborne
Party
Government
Enough
" The Office for Budget Responsibility correctly stay out of the political debate and do not assess the long-term costs and benefits of E.U. membership. "
George Osborne
Stay
Debate
Responsibility
" The foundations of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decisions of Chancellors or the spending programmes of government. "
George Osborne
Decisions
Alone
Government
" Nuclear power is cost-competitive with other low-carbon technology and is a crucial part of our energy mix, along with new sources of power such as shale gas. "
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Power
Along
Energy
" Believe me, I understand that most higher rate taxpayers are not the super-rich. "
George Osborne
Believe
Higher
Most
" I can't imagine a God who would ever need to intercede in the daily travails of my life. "
George Osborne
God
Daily
Need
" I came into politics partly because I want to be able to reduce taxes so that individuals have more of their money to spend, so that businesses have more of their money to create jobs, but I believe that lower taxes are sustainable when you get the public finances in order, so I will only make promises I can keep on taxation. "
George Osborne
You
Promises
Money
" Frankly, people buying a home to let should not be squeezing out families who can't afford a home to buy. "
George Osborne
Buying
Who
People
" The former pension minister, the Liberal Democrat Steve Webb said I was trying to abolish the lump sum. Instead, we are going to keep the lump sum and abolish the Liberal Democrats. "
George Osborne
Trying
Said
Liberal