Amid all the feverish commotion about cuts, it's easy to forget that it took the Tories until November 2008 to ditch Labour's spending plans - and, indeed, that it was barely a year ago when George Osborne first mentioned the c-word in public. Even David Cameron admits that this delay was his biggest mistake. It weakened his party's claim to foresight, and gave them less time to emb...
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Spectator on 30th Aug 2010 (via spectator.co.uk)
David Cameron and George Osborne are starting a series of initiatives to encourage people to tell them how to improve public services.
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Telegraph on 9th Jul 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
What an odd sight to see David Cameron making an announcement yesterday on tax which was based on what the Tories would do if they were in power now, not noticing that they are not actually in power now. But more odd was the the shadow chancellor, Gideon Osborne sat on meekly watching as David Cameron made an announcement on taxation. It spoke volumes about what the Tories think of Osborne.
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NorfolkBlogger on 6th Jan 2009 (via norfolkblogger.blogspot.com)
David Cameron and George Osborne are said to be considering taking advantage of the euro crisis to renegotiate Britain's relationship with the European Union.
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Telegraph on 22nd Jul 2011 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
What a pantomime. A packed and overexcited House roared its mingled horror and delight at the antics of the ugly sisters, played by George Osborne and David Cameron.
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Telegraph on 21st Oct 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
David Cameron has said that his friendship with George Osborne would not stop him sacking the shadow chancellor if he had to.
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Telegraph on 13th Mar 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
David Cameron and George Osborne are considering emergency plans to slash the top rate of income tax from 50p to 45p in the pound, according to reports.
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Telegraph on 5th Aug 2011 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
A moment of sympathy, please, for Tory leader David Cameron as he tries to steer a middle ground as the UK falteringly exits recession. On the one hand, he needs to keep happy his shadow chancellor George Osborne and the die-hard right-wingers at ConservativeHome who are desperate to start cutting public spending now: Spending cuts need
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 30th Jan 2010 (via libdemvoice.org)
I must admit I am baffled as to why David Cameron has chosen now as the moment to reopen the question of under what circumstances he would move George Osborne from his job as shadow Chancellor. The Times reports that Cameron says in his interview with Sir Trevor McDonald that he has talked to Osborne “a number of times” about moving him. This isn’t the first time that Cameron has...
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Spectator on 13th Mar 2010 (via spectator.co.uk)
The state of the public finances means that it is going to be very hard—if not impossible—for the Tories, if elected, to cut taxes during their first term. But it is important that the electorate, and the base of the party, still know that the Tories believe in the benefits of low-taxation. One easy and eye-catching way for David Cameron to signal this would be for him to declare that ...
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Spectator on 25th Mar 2009 (via spectator.co.uk)
Today's coverage: Tories face tough choices - and moving George Osborne is one of them - Iain Martin Sadly, George Osborne should go - Janet Daley Why we need Ken Clarke to take on Alistair Darling - Tracy Corrigan David Cameron should replace George Osborne with Ken Clarke - Alex SingletonIain Martin has been becoming noticeably increasingly incensed with the Tory's incoherency on the economy. To...
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GuidoFawkes on 13th Nov 2008 (via order-order.com)