We need to think deeply about whether we can sustain banks that are not only too big to fail, but potentially too big to bail. George Osborne More Quotes by George Osborne More Quotes From George Osborne Everyone here at the G7 in Japan is clear and that is that it would be bad for the British economy if we left the European Union. George Osborne business Let me put it simply, if Britain isn't a member of the EU these investments, these jobs will be going to other countries. That's why Ryanair is campaigning so strongly for Britain to remain in the EU, if Britain leaves the single market Britain may be forced out of the Open Skies regime and airfares and the cost of holidays will rise. That's not speculation, that's a certainty. George Osborne industrials That was a completely independent decision that I had no advance warning of, no foreknowledge of. It's got to be an independent decision for our banking regulator. George Osborne company-news We know they want reassurance that we are getting this right ... first of all we are a target from this terrorist organisation ISIL (Islamic State). George Osborne industrials We know they want reassurance that we are getting this right ... first of all we are a target from this terrorist organization ISIL (Islamic State). George Osborne world We will defend ourselves. But we will also take the fight to you, strong defenses are necessary for our long-term security. But the capacity to attack is also a form of defense. George Osborne world It is right that we choose to invest in our cyber defenses even at a time when we must cut other budgets, the internet represents a critical axis of potential vulnerability. George Osborne world The stakes could hardly be higher, if our electricity supply, or our air traffic control, or our hospitals were successfully attacked online, the impact could be measured not just in terms of economic damage but of lives lost. George Osborne world If our country doesn't bring the deficit down, the deficit could bring our country down, that's why, for the economic security of every family in Britain, the worst thing we could do now as a country is lose our nerve. George Osborne industrials It wouldn't be right for me to try and anticipate those numbers, a lot can happen over the coming years, and these forecasts move around, so that's why I think you want a reasonably comfortable margin in delivering the surplus. George Osborne industrials As we continue to work more closely with China, we have an unprecedented opportunity to secure significant investment into some of our most ambitious projects across our Northern Powerhouse. George Osborne industrials For most of my childhood and early adult life, a succession of Labour Party leaders reformed the constitution of the Labour Party. Neil Kinnock did, John Smith did, Tony Blair did, to make sure that it was more rooted in what the British people wanted, if they want to go back to the 1980s, let them. The Conservative Party is not doing that. George Osborne world We will find a new set of regulations that will take into account the new dynamics of the sector. George Osborne business Non-dom status was meant to be temporary, but it became permanent for some people. Not any longer. George Osborne company-news Britain still spends too much, borrows too much, you only have to look at the crisis unfolding in Greece as I speak, to realise that if a country's not in control of its borrowing, the borrowing takes control of the country. George Osborne company-news The benefits system should not support lifestyles and rents that are not available to the taxpayers who pay for that system. George Osborne company-news We will only sell our stake when we can be sure we are getting value for money. George Osborne industrials We have decided to become the first major western nation to be a prospective founding member of the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, because we think you should be present at the creation of these new international institutions. George Osborne business Nigel Farage seems to be making it up as he goes along, one moment he's talking about a cap and then he ditches it live on air which is a novel approach to policymaking. George Osborne world I’m not going to spend taxpayers' money on a legal challenge now unlikely to succeed, The fact remains that these are badly-designed rules that are pushing bankers' pay up, not reducing it. George Osborne top-news
