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George Osborne: A profile of the man behind the Budget - BBC Newsnight
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7:10Now PlayingFor some people George Osborne represents everything that's unhealthy about modern politics. He's rich, privileged and never had a proper job outside Westminster. He's also, say his critics, overly fond of minutely strategising the political embarrassment of his enemies. But to his fans he's responsible for many of this government's proudest achievements and masterminded the Conservatives' election winning strategy. On Wednesday 16th March he will deliver his eighth budget, which if the EU referendum goes against him could prove to be his last. So what do we know about George Osborne? David Grossman has this assessment.
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