George Osborne
Tax cuts should be for life, not just for Christmas.Collection: Christmas
I had the closest thing I have ever had to an out-of-body experience lying in bed one morning. I turned on the 'Today' programme and item four on the news was: 'The shadow chancellor has ruled himself out of the leadership.' I lay there thinking that's interesting, then I realised it was me.Collection: Leadership
I think the British people are very, very attached to the idea that the health service is free at the point of use. But there is no reason why every doctor, nurse and teacher in this country has to be employed by the state.Collection: Teacher
If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth.Collection: Government
One thing I learned about Gordon Brown is you've got to have the strength to just get in there and take him on. When you first hear him spouting his statistics and boasting about his record, it can be quite intimidating. But over time, shadowing him, I just realised that a lot of it was rubbish; a lot of it was baloney.Collection: Strength
The foundations of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decisions of Chancellors or the spending programmes of government.Collection: Alone
If you want to change the way your banking system is regulated, if you want to learn the mistakes of what's gone wrong, then you have to change your government.
I've learned to be true to yourself, stick to the big arguments, don't get distracted by the everyday kerfuffle that is in the nature of any democratic system.
Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts.
The Conservative party, the modern Conservative party, is on the side of people who want to work hard and get on.
If we leave the European Union it's a risk to our economy - it's a risk to pensioners, it's a risk to homeowners, it's a risk to people in work.
Every day, I genuinely count my blessings. One of the greatest things in life is to do a job you really enjoy.
I don't want to watch 'Newsnight.' I just don't understand those politicians who genuinely want to watch it for pleasure.
What's important is that, come the general election, people think the right things of you. They think that you've got the right values and the right policies. And that you're the right kind of person to lead the country.
I think the best solution to this challenge, and I accept there is a challenge with homophobic bullying, is to make sure we get rid of the bullying rather than feeling we have to take kids out of our schools and teach then somewhere else. That would be the best approach.
I want to see families with lower energy bills.
I think its important, particularly when you've got young children, to spend some time with them.
Politics as a parent is fairly demanding; if your parent is in politics, it's fairly demanding, so I make no excuses about taking two weeks off.
In football, as in politics, resilience pays off.
I first started going to Chelsea games in the mid-Nineties when I lived off the North End Road, ten minutes' walk from Stamford Bridge.
One of London's massive strengths is its sporting prowess, its great football teams.
I want London to be the global sporting capital.
We should be doing more business with China. We should be better connected to the Chinese economy.
Our message to China is very clear: we want the U.K. to be China's best partner in the West.
We don't see a choice between securing growth and investment and raising human rights issues.
The Internet - central to modern life - provides new ways for our enemies to plan and act against us.
The threat from terrorists - from extreme ideologies - needs to be challenged head-on.
Britain can only spend what it can afford.
People should know this of me: I will do what is required to keep our country safe and secure because, in the end, that is what people's livelihoods and jobs rely on.
There are always ways to make government better, always ways to make sure that the taxes of people are better spent.
For families flying out of the U.K. for a winter getaway, airports should be the ideal place to pick up a bargain.
It's in our interests that the euro is a successful, strong currency.
If the E.U. allows itself to be priced out of the world economy, the next generation will not get jobs, living standards will decline, and the Union will lose the popular consent of the people of Europe.
If freedom of movement is to be sustainable, then our publics must see it as freedom to move to work, rather than freedom to choose the most generous benefits.
Britain needs a tough, strong financial conduct regulator.
We have accepted there is a big role for government to create a framework where businesses can grow in all parts of the country.
The police protect us, and we're going to protect the police.
Providing great schooling is the single most important thing we can do to help any child from a disadvantaged background succeed. It's also the single most important thing we can do to boost the long-term productivity of our economy.
Britain has always been a home to the vulnerable, and we've always done what we need to do to help people who are fleeing persecution.
Our long-term economic plan is all about creating jobs and the economic security that comes with that.
Even as China's growth slows, it will continue to be a powerhouse for the global economy.
Rather than standing back and being left behind, we must make the most of the opportunities that a growing China presents to us here in Britain.
The message I would say to China is, 'Carry on with the reform; carry on with the change you are making.'
We are very supportive of the economic reforms that the Chinese government have talked about.
ISIL are already using the Internet for hideous propaganda purposes - for radicalisation, for operational planning, too.
The Internet has made us richer, freer, connected and informed in ways its founders could not have dreamt of. It has also become a vector of attack, espionage, crime and harm.
When I was born, the Internet was barely two years old. It was the preserve of academics, used to connect dozens rather than billions of users. There weren't many who predicted it would transform our world.
Nuclear power is cost-competitive with other low-carbon technology and is a crucial part of our energy mix, along with new sources of power such as shale gas.
Only the U.K. can trigger Article 50. And in my judgement, we should only do that when there is a clear view about what new arrangements we are seeking with our European neighbours.
I'm not one of those who thinks there is something inherently bad or inferior about watching television.