George Osborne Quotes About Economy

Quotes about: Economy

• 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

  Jobs, Real, Safe Haven

  "UK economy: Cameron backs Osborne's upbeat assessment despite weak growth" by Hélène Mulholland, www.theguardian.com. July 26, 2011.

• I think you can look at the British economy with confidence.

  George Osborne

  Thinking, Looks, Economy

  "George Osborne dismisses critics of his economic plan" by Andrew Porter, www.telegraph.co.uk. June 6, 2011.

• At the moment we are hard-wired into the European markets - 50% of our exports go to Europe - and that has not been good for the UK. So I'm not saying "make Britain entirely dependent on China". I'm saying "let's diversify a bit". When I became chancellor, China was our ninth largest trading partner. This is the world's second biggest economy. China was doing more business with Belgium than it was with Britain.

  George Osborne

  Europe, World, Moments

  Source: www.economist.com

• The foundations of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decisions of Chancellors or the spending programmes of government.

  George Osborne

  Strong, Government, Decision

  "George Osborne's speech to the Conservative party conference in full". www.theguardian.com. October 4, 2010.

• I think we woefully failed to connect Britain to the growing Chinese economy in the previous decade, and I have sought to remedy that. China is now the sixth biggest trading partner with the UK. We have attracted now the lion's share of Chinese investment that is going into Europe.

  George Osborne

  Thinking, Europe, Chinese

  Source: www.economist.com

• 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.

  George Osborne

  Problem, Economy, Social

  "More Blairite than Tony" by Heather Stewart, www.theguardian.com. July 17, 2005.

• Even a China growing at 7% or indeed less is still adding to the world economy an economy equivalent to the UK or more.

  George Osborne

  World, Growing, Economy

  Source: www.economist.com

• What I'm interested in is Britain projecting itself abroad, and through that its values and the things it holds dear. And I don't think you do that by refusing to talk to the world's second-largest economy [China]. In fact, that is positively counter-productive in my view.

  George Osborne

  Thinking, Views, World

  Source: www.economist.com

• One big theme for me is that we have got to move from an economy built on debt to one where we save and invest in the future.

  George Osborne

  Moving, Debt, Economy

  Source: blog.moneysavingexpert.com

• I'm not saying "job done" but I am actually pretty confident that Britain can be one of the biggest winners from these big global changes that are taking place and indeed become the richest of the major economies in the world in this coming generation.

  George Osborne

  Jobs, Generations, Done

  Source: www.economist.com

• We want people to have a stake in the British economy so I am in favour of actually encouraging people to have small shareholdings and feel they've got a stake in our economic future.

  George Osborne

  People, Want, Favour

  Source: blog.moneysavingexpert.com

• I think essentially if you look at British public debate around the issues of our interconnectedness with the global economy you do not find a ready audience, of any large scale, for pulling up the shutters.

  George Osborne

  Thinking, Issues, Looks

  Source: www.economist.com

• We have supported the banks, they should be supporting the economy now.

  George Osborne

  Economy, Should

  Source: blog.moneysavingexpert.com

• We can help people. We have got to move this economy from its over-dependence on debt. People should have manageable debts, a manageable mortgage.

  George Osborne

  Moving, Should Have, People

  Source: blog.moneysavingexpert.com

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