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fitalass: This huge mistake by Humza Yousaf is right up there with the biggest error Theresa May made in her first 24hrs as PM when she sacked George Osborne instead of retaining the most politically astute Minister in Cameron's Cabinet in a senior role in her Government.

TheJazzvnu: Jeffrey Osborne - Smile (feat. George Duke)

ErdmuteD: Beginning to understand why Mogg loathed Marc Carney so much, He was George Osborne's appointment after all.However the present encombent seems to lack the shrewdness of Carney & now blaming everyone for his own inadequacies.

carolecadwalla: There's just so much here that's relevant to UK. 'Oleg Deripaska has acted as a proxy for the Russian state & Russian intel services...he's directed active measures...to install pro-Kremlin regimes across the globe' He owns a lord! He's holidayed with George Osborne!

mrtimmoore: Really warming to Google's new AI, Bard. Prompt: What is the funniest thing George Osborne ever said?

doctor_whobot: The Doctor and Clara stumble into Lidl, where they foil the plans of George Osborne

abt_live: George Osborne Says Withdrawing From ECHR Would Be ‘A Disaster’ For The Tory Party .....Please follow to show support.....

SocialistVoice: Labour MP Chris Bryant made a remark about George Osborne and 'coke' in parliament

ElRaynerista: I mean, I feckin' hate Theresa May. But it'd never even occur to me to say f cked up sh t like chopping her up. George Osborne... coke-head posh-boy psychopath. Eton really does churn them out.

KC150757: Dennis Skinner on George Osborne's coke addiction

MJS_007: Even George Osborne has to be right once... This is his once... Even then he is only half right... It would be a disaster for all of Britain and no-one cares about the CONservatives any more.

NewOhioReview: "The family—the father and mother and two (cute) kids— / got into their private plane at the airport near the lake" from "Front Page" by George Bilgere, NOR 32.

HaveTheRange: 10 Singers To Know Me By (Old school) 1. Stevie Wonder 2. Donny Hathaway 3. Whitney Houston 4. Chaka Khan 5. Mariah Carey 6. Jeffery Osborne 7. Teena Marie 8. Lauryn Hill 9. George Benson 10. Marvin Gaye

ProfTimBale: He learned it at the feet of the master: George Osborne 1/n

mrjoelclark: TFL funding was stripped out by George Osborne with the complicity of Boris Johnson just prior to the latter leaving the mayoralty.

Johninpompano: Can anybody accurately recall how many jobs the former chancellor George Osborne had while serving as an MP?

HuffPostUK: George Osborne Says Withdrawing From ECHR Would Be 'A Disaster' For The Tory Party

gplondon: George Osborne Says Withdrawing From ECHR Would Be 'A Disaster' For The Tory Party

Hephaestus7: George Osborne Says Withdrawing From ECHR Would Be 'A Disaster' For The Tory Party | HuffPost UK Politics

KevinASchofield: George Osborne: "One thing we’ve learnt from Brexit is you don’t solve your immigration problems by pulling out of international agreements.”

Kahlissee: control.” He visited Highbury Magistrates Court in North London in the early hours of the morning to boost the morale of the prosecutors and praise their efficiency. In 2013, after Tory Chancellor George Osborne launched a gutter-press campaign against “benefits cheats,” (18/58)

marie_bain2: George Osborne Says Withdrawing From ECHR Would Be 'A Disaster' For The Tory Party - HuffPost UK

Director196810: George Osborne in office and out remains the same - a chump.

doctor_whobot: The Doctor and Clara camp in Mars, where they make love to George Osborne

Osborne__Cox: The “oleaginous Mike Pence, with his talent for toadyism and appetite for obsequiousness [is] America’s most repulsive public figure.” — George Will

GeorgeBotborne: I, George Osborne, am proud to announce I have a new job: dabbling in the transfer market to find a good bargain for G4S.

KarimPalant: Ryan may be right in his views on Labour current position but I would invite him to check out George Osborne’s screeching 2009 fiscal U-turn, and the career path of the intellectual guru behind the ‘Big Society’

CarshaltonArt: Andrew Bailey, the BoE, FCA, FOS & HM Treasury & former Conservative Chancellors/Ministers George Osborne & Savid Javid have VERY serious questions to answer about the historic concealment of the fully regulated IRHP Margin issues now damaging pensions!

timutteridge: “They belong neither to the Greeks nor to the Britons. They belong to the Parthenon.” George Osborne's sordid Elgin plan - UnHerd

DavidCranmerUn1: Rothschild wrote a letter to The Times alleging that another guest was Conservative Shadow-Chancellor George Osborne, who, Rothschild said, illicitly tried to solicit a donation from the Russian for his party. In 2009, when Robert Mueller ran the FBI, the bureau asked

doctor_whobot: The Doctor and Edgar Davids camp in Gallifrey, where they brutally murder George Osborne

kimbofo: 'This is the Canon: Decolonize Your Bookshelf in 50 Books' — by Joan Anim-Addo, Deirdre Osborne & Kadija Sesay George — is a terrific list of fiction titles by writers of African descent, Asian descent and Indigenous Peoples.

GeorgeBotborne: I, George Osborne, am proud to announce I have a new job: loving what I do at Wickes in Slough.

GeoSciences: George Osborne's speech

AMAinsight: George Osborne’s sordid Elgin plan

torykinkshaming: George Osborne enjoys taking an assful of horses

MorganaYesYes: Correct take from George Osborne. Fits with the Cameron-era pattern of saying sensible things outside of government which are the opposite of what they did in government.

JohnDalton6011: In 1997 Liam Fox founded an organisation called The Atlantic Bridge. On its advisory council were Michael Gove, George Osborne, William Hague and Chris Grayling.

jonsopel: Today worth re-upping this from George Osborne: Boris Johnson….wants to bring down Rishi Sunak and he will use any instrument to do it, and if the Northern Ireland negotiations are that instrument, he will pick it up and hit Mr Sunak over the head with it.’

kennardmatt: In 2015, UK Chancellor George Osborne made a "historic visit" to Xinjiang province in China, part of a "major push for new ties". Just a few years later—after official position changed—Xinjiang became centrepiece of US-UK propaganda war against China.

HCH_Hill: Is there a sum we could pay George Osborne to accept permanent exile from public life?

rogueclassicist: The Elgin Marbles should stay in London – George Osborne’s plan is fundamentally flawed

instaDG: The DUP and ERG against the Windsor Framework. Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt and George Osborne for it. Who do you trust?

doctor_whobot: The Doctor and Nardole land in the shite part of Wigan, where they deciper the code of George Osborne

BennQuotes: There has been a Shadow Cabinet reshuffle bringing in younger people - like George Osborne and David Cameron, very young, in their thirties - so obviously the Tory Party is preparing for the succession.

JoelTaylorhack: George Osborne and his his austerity agenda has an awful lot to answer for

thecommongreen: When even George Osborne agrees that Council Tax is broken... Not sure I'd include stamp duty in this bundle (reducing transaction costs tends to benefit property speculators) but the rest is pretty much exactly what we've called on ScotGov to do:

stephenbuggy: George "Georgist" Osborne advocates a land value tax

JohnNemoBell: "Mr Osborne’s plan … asserts the British Museum’s continuing ownership of the objects. Yet the Greek government rejects that ownership, and describes the Marbles as stolen. No responsible trustee can lend things to a country that takes this position":

rickburin: Like no-one ever interrupts George Osborne to ask about the people killed by austerity.

Gilesyb: Looks like a pretty radical report from George Osborne's think tank "England’s funding system for local government should ‘cut out’ Treasury" -

Katie_Cronin: There were many concerns raised when George Osborne waltzed off the green benches and straight into the hot seat at the Standard. This is why.

JenWilliams_FT: Excl, following on from all that fiscal devo chat last week: George Osborne’s think tank calls for council tax, stamp duty and business rates to be replaced with a devolved land value tax, ‘cutting out’ the Treasury from local govt financing altogether

M_Law8: POV two MI5 agents show up at your job and ask you about your tweets criticising George Osborne. Yes, this literally happened to me yesterday in London, England

kate_degerdon: "To mask his impotence, the chancellor mostly ignored the crumbling state apparatus to focus on eye-catching subsidies and tax breaks for business.. successive Tory chancellors from George Osborne onwards have deprived public services of resources"

Spaceca38904070: Another deluded Conservative politician it’s the Conservative Party who are irresponsible and are syphoning wealth to their rich friends and donors

Vnusinbluejeans: Deferring means you get ALL your money for the years you defer when you retire. OUR forced wait was not a deferral it was out right THEFT by a boy Government "stealing from mommy" while laughing & boasting about it. George Osborne etonian bullyingdon boy was the biggest boaster!

GeorgeBotborne: I, George Osborne, am proud to announce I have a new job: making Gs to stash in the Swiss at branches of Nisa Today's across England and Wales.

doctor_whobot: The Doctor and a bucket he's painted a face on camp in Napoleonic France, where they get drunk with George Osborne

Hephaestus7: George Osborne’s first budget as chancellor initiated a period of austerity with the worst-ever spending cuts. A few months later, disabled people protested outside the Conservative Party conference:

doctor_whobot: The Doctor and a dog in a hat camp in a Welsh quarry, where they make love to George Osborne

DavidCranmerUn1: Colet Court (in the same year as former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne), Eton College and Wadham College, Oxford, where he read history, gaining an upper second. Rothschild was a member of the Bullingdon Club as an undergraduate, at the same time as Osborne.

DavidCranmerUn1: In July 2015, George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock cornered a mouse in the Chancellor's office, trapping it in a brown paper sandwich bag. The press joked that Osborne might take over the position of Chief Mouser.

Parlez_me_nTory: So all the bollocksing around in front of George Osborne with your wavy lines was practice for this, makes sense now.

AldersonGillian: As George Osborne said “Easiest saving he ever made”. Women easy target but we will never stop fighting for justice. 273,000 women already died without ever receiving their SP. Also think of how many elderly people died in the pandemic.

George_Osborne: How sad. I worked for Val thirty years ago, as wet-behind-the-ears would-be journalist, and she had that rare combination of being kind but full of attitude. She was a trailblazer but didn’t make a big thing about it. She’ll be very much missed

cool_grandad: We was one of the best performing economies in the G7 The nhs was running quite well George Osborne Andrew Neil lied.

M_Law8: Forgot the most important: ✅/❌Repeal all laws passed 2010-2015 (except for gay marriage and the few other good ones) ✅/❌Life imprisonment for George Osborne ✅/❌PM Angela Rayner

generic_name9: ✅Repeal all laws passed 2010-2015 (except for gay marriage and the few other good ones) ✅Life imprisonment for George Osborne ✅PM Angela Rayner

JvdRieth: I thought George Osborne economically illiterate. Personnel hasn’t improved since.

doctor_whobot: The Doctor and a terrified nun go to Wembley Stadium, where they bake a lovely cake for George Osborne

GeorgeBotborne: I, George Osborne, am proud to announce I have a new job: hiring and firing at the People's Republic of China.

SnoozeInBrief: I wrote this in 2011 about how George Osborne's fiscal rules were all about making announcements to produce the right kind of forecasts, not making policies to produce the right kind of economy. Different chancellor, different rules, but the principle is still the same.

George_Osborne: Henry is always worth listening to

nucleuswrap: Head of Technical Support Neil MacGillivray summarises the key points from yesterday's announcement in his article: 'Another ‘George Osborne moment’ Budget'

ecoconomist2100: Austerity is the cause of the UK’s economic malaise: George Osborne set us on the ruinous path we’re still on

elenicourea: From Playbook — Inside Northern Research Group drinks with George Osborne NRG conference in Darlington planned in June

RodneyHobson: If I remember rightly, George Osborne had nothing to bribe voters with ahead of the 2015 general election after 5 years of austerity so he bribed them with their own pensions. Encouraging people to squander their pensions was not a good idea.

dailyecho: How much is Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt worth and how does this compare to previous post holders like Rish Sunak and George Osborne?

AtheistVegan74: Austerity is the cause of the UK’s economic malaise: George Osborne set us on the ruinous path we’re still on

jfwduffield: Don't appoint attention seeking & unreliable former politicians to sensitive positions. Quite what George Osborne is up to is anyone's guess.

EC2man: Cameron and Osborne made fools of so many people. A pair of Blairite lefties who took over the Conservative Party in 2005 - and so many Tory voters chose not to see it. Many of them still don't grasp what they're voting for.

SAINT0651: Where has all the money gone?Ask George Osborne-inews.A very good question.Boris Johnson embezzled public funds drastically without remorse,not care care how d British public will survive.Rishi Sunak& Charles are now embezzling more funds meant 4 d public

profsked: Sunak doesn’t seem ready to send the Elgin Marbles back to Greece as slimy BM Chairman George Osborne desires. Boris says that returning them would be like deporting the 40% of Londoners who were born abroad. Quite.

bluesunquake: Great post! Austerity is the cause of the UK’s economic malaise: George Osborne set us on the ruinous path we’re still on

dialogicspace: Austerity is the cause of the UK’s economic malaise: George Osborne set us on the ruinous path we’re still on

RichardJMurphy: Austerity is the cause of the UK’s economic malaise: George Osborne set us on the ruinous path we’re still on

Torydemocrats: Rishi Sunak suffers major blow after George Osborne backs Gary Lineker in migrants controversy - The Independent

AlexMaggs4: On one hand we're led to believe George Osborne tried to tell Cameron that the EU referendum was a bad idea. On the other he was gladly appointed to newspaper editor with no experience, to discredit May whob sacked him & to run the Boris show for the enobled son of a KGB agent.

Johnrashton47: Gary Lineker row: George Osborne hits out at Tory rhetoric on immigration

thetimes: George Osborne has backed Gary Lineker in his row with the BBC and criticised former colleagues’ rhetoric around asylum policy

maseDance: Gary Lineker row: George Osborne hits out at Tory rhetoric on immigration

OliviaAlabaster: George Osborne has backed Gary Lineker in his row with the BBC and criticised former colleagues’ rhetoric around asylum policy

RichardJMurphy: George Osborne suggests Gary Lineker should help the BBC find a ladder down which it might climb. Why? He did not create the basis in its management. Why should he hep maintain it?

CityAM: Gary Lineker row: Now George Osborne weighs in on Tory immigration rhetoric

doctor_whobot: The Doctor and David Tennant settle down in Disneyland Paris, where they chuck rocks at George Osborne

JaunNews: "It is worth trying for a solution with Greece" says George Osborne about the Parthenon Sculptures

GeorgeBotborne: I, George Osborne, am proud to announce I have a new job: correcting the Daily Star.

ruthbushi: From 2016: Nigel Farage's anti-migrant poster like 1930s fascist propaganda, says George Osborne

darrengrimes_: Leaked footage of Matt Hancock emerging from George Osborne’s backside.



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