At the moment we are hard-wired into the European markets - 50% of our exports go to Europe - and that has not been good for the UK. So I'm not saying "make Britain entirely dependent on China". I'm saying "let's diversify a bit". When I became chancellor, China was our ninth largest trading partner. This is the world's second… — George Osborne Copy Share
For example at the moment there is a compulsory requirement to buy an annuity. That is something we would get rid of.… — George Osborne Copy Share Image
I did meet Mickey Mouse in California, and he seems to be writing the Labour party's economic policy at the moment. — George Osborne Copy Share Image
We will also target tax evasion and off-shore tax havens... Everyone must pay their share. — George Osborne Copy Share Image
There are plenty of people who don't want change - the Labour Party, some of their militant trade union friends like Unite busy causing… — George Osborne Copy Share Image
You know the illusion of the cheap money is over and now Britain has to go out there and graft and earn its way… — George Osborne Copy Share Image
Just as we should never balance the budget on the backs of the poor, so it is an economic delusion to think you can… — George Osborne Copy Share Image
Britain has no divine right to be one of the richest countries in the world. — George Osborne Copy Share Image
There is a big problem. The problem is the country borrowed too much. We went on a borrowing binge, there was a housing boom.… — George Osborne Copy Share Image
Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts. — George Osborne Copy Share Image
Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure. — George Osborne Copy Share Image
Believe me, I understand that most higher rate taxpayers are not the super-rich. — George Osborne Copy Share Image
The positive news is that the British economy is continuing to grow and is creating jobs. And it is positive news too that at… — George Osborne Copy Share Image
No other chancellor in the long history of the office has felt the need to pass a law in order to convince people he… — George Osborne Copy Share Image
