I had the closest thing I have ever had to an out-of-body experience lying in bed one morning. I turned on the Today programme and item four on the news was: The shadow chancellor has ruled himself out of the leadership. I lay there thinking thats interesting, then I realised it was me. – George Osborne
If you want to change the way your banking system is regulated, if you want to learn the mistakes of whats gone wrong, then you have to change your government. – George Osborne
The positive news is that the British economy is continuing to grow and is creating jobs. And it is positive news too that at a time of real international instability we are a safe haven in the storm. – George Osborne
Of all the public services, education is the one Im most interested in. You get a more dynamic economy, you deal with most social problems, and its morally right. – George Osborne
Ive always been attracted to cars, and driving is a completely measurable experience: if you qualify last on the grid, youre the slowest, and if you qualify first on the grid, youre the fastest. So no one can say youre slow if youre fast and no one can say youre fast if youre slow. – Eric Bana