George Osborne Quotes


Just as it wouldn't be right to only to have an economic dialogue with China, equally you shouldn't restrict your dialogue solely to issues around, say, human rights. You can raise all those issues, and that is what reflects a mature discussion. So I don't think essentially we have to choose between being partners in China's economic development and being proud defenders of British values.


Citations

Osborne, George. Interview. Today, BBC Radio 4, 22 Sept. 2015.

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George Osborne
George Osborne
  • Born: May 23, 1971
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Politician

George Gideon Oliver Osborne CH is a British politician and newspaper editor who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 in the Cameron government. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton from 2001 to 2017. He was editor of the London Evening Standard from 2017 to 2020.