George Osborne

I want to see families with lower energy bills.

There is lots of evidence that it is this fear of going into debt that most puts people from poorer backgrounds off going to university.

Most successful politicians don't let the job swamp their lives.

Australians and the British are very similar: If you try and stand out in any way, and you try to reach for success, someone is gonna be there to cut you down.

Obviously, overall infrastructure needs on the Southwest and Northern borders are mounting. We need a major push in Congress to remedy this.

If you look at my CV, just about everything I have done has come through a publicly funded institution; it is a career entirely built on that sort of support.