George Osborne

To simply argue that public spending must always go up and never be cut is irresponsible. ”

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. ”

Of all the public services, education is the one I'm most interested in. You get a more dynamic economy, you deal with most social problems, and it's morally right. ”

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. ”

I believe in public services. ”

Autism is a very serious condition. ”

You know the illusion of the cheap money is over and now Britain has to go out there and graft and earn its way and create wealth and prosperity in a very competitive world. ”

I fought passionately to remain in the E.U., and I warned of the economic risks if we left the E.U. ”

If we leave the European Union, there will be an immediate economic shock that will hit financial markets. People will not know what the future looks like. ”

We are absolutely going to have to provide fiscal security to people; in other words, we are going to have to show the country and the world that the country can live within its means. ”