176 Quotes by George Osborne

Unless they have disabilities to cope with, no family should get more from living on benefits than the average family gets from going out to work. No more open-ended chequebook.

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.

The allegations are completely untrue, and dredging up a photo from when I was 22 years old is pretty desperate stuff. This is merely part of an absurd smear campaign to divert attention from the issues that matter in this leadership contest.

Falling investment and poor productivity threaten Britain's long-term economic growth and competitiveness in the new global economy.

Brown is an old-fashioned tax-and-spend chancellor who cannot give the leadership we need to face the challenges of the new global economy.

They all said I was a very young guy. Well there is nothing I can do about that but with each day that passes the problem solves itself.

The taxpayer is footing the bill for his failure to reform the public services, and Gordon Brown's lack of fiscal responsibility will damage our ability to compete in the new global economy.

I've learned to be true to yourself, stick to the big arguments, don't get distracted by the everyday kerfuffle that is in the nature of any democratic system.

A friend had an airplane. I went for a ride and it turned into a passion, ... My family has flown and camped everywhere from the Florida Keys to 500 miles north of the Arctic Circle.