Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts. – 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
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
There was a real fear that a euro-zone bank might fail, that wed have a sovereign debt problem in one of the larger European economies. Thats dissipated, thanks largely to the action of the European Central Bank. – George Osborne