[Banks] have a clear obligation to help get this country off its addiction to debt because they sure as hell helped to get this country addicted to debt.
George OsborneOne of the big problems we have in this country is that not enough people understand how important it is to save, understand the details of credit card statements, to be able to compare different APRs and the like. I support the idea.
George OsborneWhat makes people angry and we are on the side of hard-working people who want to get on in life and they see how government is wasting their money.
George OsborneOne 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 OsborneAt 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