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George Osborne

George Osborne is a Conservative Party politician and has been Member of Parliament for Tatton since 2001. Osborne is the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and as been since May 2005. Osborne is a member of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy as he is heir to the baronetcy of Ballentaylor, County Tipperary, Ireland. In September 2004, Osborne was appointed Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, then after the 2005 General Election, Osborne was promoted to Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer at the age of 33. Soon after, David Cameron became the Leader of the Conservative Party, but retained Osborne in the position of Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. In 2009, Osborne was implicated in the MP Expenses Scandal, when it emerged that he had been ‘flipping’ the designation of his second home in order to avoid capital gains taxes.

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Nasty fiscal medicine needed to save Britain from disaster

19.11.09
If anyone in the Conservative Party still has a number for Norman Lamont this might be the moment to give him a call... more

Jobless total won't recover until 2017

19.11.09
Dole queues in Britain will take eight years to fall below levels at the start of the economic crisis, leading economists warn... more

The Truss affair - and lessons for the Tories

18.11.09
The more we hear about South West Norfolk Conservatives, the more the heart goes out to the poor candidates trying to penetrate the closed world of local Tory associations... more

School charity with a lesson in broadening graduate horizons

16.11.09
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Headhunters out for Georgie’s scalp

28.10.09
George Osborne is getting it the neck from all quarters of the City over his proposal to cap cash bonuses at retail banks at £2000. ... more

City fury at George Osborne’s bonus war on bankers

26.10.09
George Osborne faced attacks from all sides after the shadow chancellor called for a clampdown on big bonuses... more

Conservative's key policies analysed

08.10.09
After months of complaints that they lack policies, the Conservatives have this week announced proposals covering virtually every area of government. Here Standard.co.uk analyses key policies ... more

Osborne shelves inheritance tax cut for at least three years

07.10.09
George Osborne puts off the promised cut in inheritance tax under the Tories for at least three years... more

Now it's David Cameron's turn to rally the troops

07.10.09
Oh blimey, it's blood sweat and tears week. Frankly, the Tory party looks a bit disconcerted. It came to Manchester expecting the Nuremberg rally and ended up at an accountant's convention, being told how little money there is to go round and how horrible it's all going to be... more

Just a plaster on the pensions wound

07.10.09
Shadow Chancellor George Osborne’s proposal to increase the retirement age to 66 by 2016 presumably achieved his objective when it got headline treatment in the news bulletins and morning papers, which is the yardstick by which party conferences are measured these days ... more

‘Middle-class tax credits and baby bonds are luxury we can’t afford’

06.10.09
Where George Osborne's cuts will hit the hardest. The Shadow Chancellor delivered his assessment of the economic situation with brutal reality. ... more

City still has not made up its mind about Osborne

06.10.09
A rift over Europe may be giving David Cameron a headache at the Conservative conference in Manchester this week but another question dominated the City today: is George Osborne up to the job as Chancellor? ... more

Whitehall cuts are so bad for adland

06.10.09
Nervousness in adland as agencies digest the thought that the next government will cut its huge advertising budget ... more

George Osborne's pay freeze on public workers

06.10.09
Tory party conference: George Osborne ordered the nation to tighten its belt for an age of austerity, if the Tories take power... more

Dull is good for the Tories - but Boris Johnson is better

06.10.09
A photograph in the Daily Mail of George Osborne appears next to one of Piers Morgan, inviting readers to spot the likeness... more

Bubbly curb day 2: Now David Cameron is seen champagne glass in hand

06.10.09
David Cameron faces embarrassment after being pictured with a glass of champagne in his hand at a party on the eve of shadow chancellor George Osborne’s austerity speech. ... more

Osborne pledges Tory tax cut ‘to create 60,000 new jobs’

05.10.09
Conservative party conference: Delegates delighted as Shadow Chancellor George Osborne unveils surprise Tory tax cut designed to generate 60,000 jobs... more

Osborne plays politics when City is in no mood for games

22.09.09
It’s a back-handed compliment for George Osborne. Both the Lib-Dems and Labour have identified the chancellor-in-waiting as a target for attack ... more

Mandelson on Osborne: He's a boy in a man's job

21.09.09
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City Spy: Bank on an early Budget, by George

16.09.09
It's official. We will have an emergency Budget next June or July. Shadow chancellor George Osborne made the commitment when fielding questions at The Spectator conference on business, politics and the media... more

Defence projects could be slashed under Tories

15.09.09
Big-ticket defence projects may have to be slashed by a Tory government in a bid to curb Britain's huge public deficit, shadow chancellor George Osborne warned... more

Tories would get Sid to sell banks

14.09.09
A David Cameron government could launch a 'Tell Sid'-style sale of shares in the nationalised banks, it has emerged... more

Boris Johnson a blueprint for next Tory government cuts

10.09.09
Next Tory Government will model its cost-cutting plans on the party’s London councils and Boris Johnson’s mayoralty ... more

Business leaders back David Cameron

26.08.09
Three times as many business leaders have confidence in David Cameron than Gordon Brown, according to a poll... more

City Spy: Silence of the FSA’s lambasters

14.08.09
Quick to kick the Financial Services Authority over its new rules on bank bonuses were George Osborne and Vince Cable. They didn’t go far enough, fumed the politicians ... more

Have the Tories turned their backs on the City?

13.08.09
Signs suggest David Cameron could halt Crossrail. And it may mark a wider shift from old party ties ... more

Tory plans for cuts are cross-dressing, says Lord Mandelson

11.08.09
Lord Mandelson launched an attack on George Osborne, warning that Tory plans to cut public spending were 'laughable' and 'irresponsible'... more

Must try harder, George. The City's not so easily taken in

27.07.09
A very senior banker asked me twice: "What do you think of George Osborne?" It was the way the question was asked and the repetition that gave me pause... more

Tories will look for savings in £16bn Crossrail budget

24.07.09
George Osborne will review London's flagship Crossrail project for possible efficiency savings if the Conservatives take power... more

City Spy: Osborne’s strange praise for Sassoon

22.07.09
In launching his putsch on the Financial Services Authority and overhaul of City regulation, George Osborne paid tribute to Sir James Sassoon as the Shadow Chancellor’s adviser. This is most odd... ... more

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  • Facts
  • Osborne was born Gideon Oliver Osborne, but having never liked the name Gideon, he changed it aged 13 with the approval of his mother, to George.
  • Before entering politics, Osborne’s first job was in data entry for the NHS, logging the names of people that had died in London.
  • Between 1997 and 2001, Osborne worked for Conservative Leader William Hague as Political Secretary, helping Hague prepare for Prime Minister’s Questions by role playing as then Prime Minister Tony Blair
  • Osborne is married to The Hon. Frances Howell (now Osborne), daughter of The Lord Howell - former Conservative Cabinet Minister, and the couple have two children named Luke and Liberty

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