If we leave the European Union it’s a risk to our economy – it’s a risk to pensioners, it’s a risk to homeowners, it’s a risk to people in work. – George Osborne
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
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
Britain can choose, as others are, short term fixes and more stimulus. Or we can lead the world with long-term solutions to long-term problems. – George Osborne
I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics. – 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. – George Osborne
I believe that I’m entitled to regard my pre-political life as off-limits in terms of what can be looked at and judged. – George Osborne
The message I would say to China is, ‘Carry on with the reform; carry on with the change you are making.’ – George Osborne
If freedom of movement is to be sustainable, then our publics must see it as freedom to move to work, rather than freedom to choose the most generous benefits. – George Osborne
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. – George Osborne
The Internet – central to modern life – provides new ways for our enemies to plan and act against us. – George Osborne
We must bring unity of spirit and purpose and condemn hatred and division wherever we see it. – George Osborne
If someone believes that living on benefits is a lifestyle choice, then we need to make them think again. – George Osborne
I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class. – George Osborne
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. – George Osborne
What’s important is that, come the general election, people think the right things of you. They think that you’ve got the right values and the right policies. And that you’re the right kind of person to lead the country. – George Osborne
I’m not one of those who thinks there is something inherently bad or inferior about watching television. – George Osborne
People should know this of me: I will do what is required to keep our country safe and secure because, in the end, that is what people’s livelihoods and jobs rely on. – George Osborne
Our message to China is very clear: we want the U.K. to be China’s best partner in the West. – George Osborne
Rather than standing back and being left behind, we must make the most of the opportunities that a growing China presents to us here in Britain. – George Osborne
Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts. – George Osborne
The Internet has made us richer, freer, connected and informed in ways its founders could not have dreamt of. It has also become a vector of attack, espionage, crime and harm. – George Osborne