Tom Griffin (London, OK): Shadow chancellor George Osborne launched a bold attack on one of Labour's traditional strengths in The Guardian today, charging that the gap in life expectancy between rich and poor in Britain is at its widest since Victorian times: When it comes to developing a policy agenda that delivers fairness and social justice, the Conservative party is leading the political w...

George Osborne the shadow chancellor has said that a Conservative government would replace the Private Finance Initiative for funding big public sector projects.

Alistair Darling, poverty, Labour and liberalism ... more from the shadow chancellor's Guardian interview

Today BUCF had the pleasure of attending an event with Shadow Chancellor George Osborne at a prestigious central Birmingham location. George was addressing business leaders and members of the Chamber of Commerce in a speech outlining what they could expect from a Conservative government. It was wonderful to see such a smashing turnout from members

Shadow chancellor George Osborne is speaking at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham.

A Conservative government could make "significant" cuts in the rate of corporation tax Shadow Chancellor George Osborne has said.

Shadow Chancellor George Osborne and Universities spokesman David Willetts have joined the board of Demos as part of this once Left-wing organisation's repositioning. Writing in The Guardian Mr Osborne explains that he won't always agree with Demos' recommendations but hopes...

David Smith is economics editor at the Sunday Times and today he writes of George Osborne: Every day, sometimes on several occasions, an e-mail arrives in my inbox on behalf of George Osborne, the Conservative shadow chancellor. Issued in response to a minor economic indicator or flaky forecast, these missives, apart from rather demeaning the office of

What a bloody excellent speech from Shadow Chancellor George Osborne. He outlined perfectly where it all went wrong under Brown and how a Conservative government would set things right. And he managed to pull another great policy out of his hat: a Conservative government would bring in a two year council tax freeze. I'll update this post when I can get hold of George's full speech and th...

George Osborne the shadow chancellor has been embroiled in controversy after he admitted discussing a substantial donation to the Conservative Party from a controversial Russian oligarch.