George Osborne
| June 17th, 2010 | Speech at The Lord Mayor’s Dinner for Bankers & Merchants of the City of London by The Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt Hon George Osborne MP, at Mansion House My Lord Mayor, ladies and gentlemen. It is humbling to speak here tonight conscious of the long line of distinguished Chancellors who have preceded me. I have been looking back at some of their speeches for inspiration, and was particularly struck by what Austen Chamberlain said here at the Mansion House: “Lord Mayor, the lot of the Chancellor of the Exchequer is not altogether a happy one. |
