Top 140 Quotes by George Osborne

It's perfectly reasonable in a coalition between two political parties that you get supporters of those parties you know stressing the things they want to stress.

There were some who wanted all the benefits of E.U. membership without any of the costs. I'm not sure that's very realistic.

I am a social liberal.

It's not easy cutting welfare bills. It's not easy cutting the deficit.

I'm not going out to parties every night.

I've always thought that good politics follows from good economics and good policies.

No ifs, no buts - we will not share the pound if Scotland separates from the U.K.

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.

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.

In opposition, you move to the centre. In government, you move the centre.