The Office for Budget Responsibility correctly stay out of the political debate and do not assess the long-term costs and benefits of E.U. membership.
Britain has no divine right to be one of the richest countries in the world.
Our message to China is very clear: we want the U.K. to be China's best partner in the West.
The Conservative Party mustn't sound like the old man on the park bench who says things were better in 1985, or 1955, or 1855.
It's normally the kiss of death to be identified as a rising star, or someone to watch.
If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth.
I came into politics partly because I want to be able to reduce taxes so that individuals have more of their money to spend, so that businesses have more of their money to create jobs, but I believe that lower taxes are sustainable when you get the public finances in order, so I will only make promises I can keep on taxation.
They all said I was a very young guy. Well there is nothing I can do about that but with each day that passes the problem solves itself.
Some things never change, suck up to the government and you get an honour.
I didn't come from a traditional Tory background; it was urban and metropolitan.
Most successful politicians don't let the job swamp their lives.
I believe that I'm entitled to regard my pre-political life as off-limits in terms of what can be looked at and judged.
I'm not going out to parties every night.
Autism is a very serious condition.
I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics.
Unless they have disabilities to cope with, no family should get more from living on benefits than the average family gets from going out to work. No more open-ended chequebook.
We need to think deeply about whether we can sustain banks that are not only too big to fail, but potentially too big to bail.
The positive news is that the British economy is continuing to grow and is creating jobs. And it is positive news too that at a time of real international instability we are a safe haven in the storm.
I think you can look at the British economy with confidence.
Every day as Chancellor I see alerts telling me of risks around the world.
