Tag Archives: George Osborne

A Message from the Chancellor

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Matt

Hello everyone.   My name is George Osborne and I’m the Chancellor of the Exchequer.   It’s really a pleasure for me to show you round the new Britain that we have been building these last three years, in the … Continue reading →

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Balls and Osborne: the Pot and the Kettle

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Matt

Watching Ed Balls and George Osborne clawing each other in parliament yesterday was not an edifying spectacle – the parliamentary version of Alien versus Predator.   I’m not one to agree with Osborne about anything if I can possibly help … Continue reading →

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Tough decisions

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Matt

I always find it bracing and sort of manly when politicians talk about taking ‘ tough decisions’, as though they’re struggling to repress some inherent sense of decency for the greater good.   Admittedly you don’t feel that with George … Continue reading →

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