The Guardian view on George Osborne: the chancer chancellor | Editorial
by Editorial from Economics | The Guardian on (#56ZF)
He poses as a steadfast steward, but the record as well as the budget suggests that he is a man who reliably puts expediency above principle
He is reliably economical with words and in three sparse budget sentences the austerity chancellor reviewed his tenure and set out the Conservative election campaign: "We set out a plan. That plan is working. Britain is walking tall again." With the UK edging out from the shadows of the great recession, this chancellor's steadfast stewardship is a powerful election asset - if it is believed.
On any objective appraisal, however, steadfast is not a word to apply to George Osborne: review the statistics in the light of all his original promises and he emerges instead as the chancer chancellor.
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