Just as we should never balance the budget on the backs of the poor, so it is an economic delusion to think you can balance it only on the wallets of the rich.
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| Birth: | 23rd May, 1971 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Politician |
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George Osborne was born in Paddington, London, England. He is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Chancellor of the Exchequer since 2010 and Member of Parliament for Tatton since 2001. He was appointed Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury by Conservative leader Michael Howard in 2004. Cameron appointed Osborne Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and, after the 2010 general election, Chancellor in the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government. After the Conservatives won an overall majority in the 2015 general election, he was reappointed Chancellor of the Exchequer by Cameron in his second government and was given the additional title of First Secretary of State. He received a 2:1 bachelor's degree in Modern History from Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1993.
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