Tony Blair was a good politician but not a good Prime Minister, and that's what we don't want to be. We don't want to be just people who are good at winning elections: we want to be good at governing. I think we benefit from having seen the mistakes that we think Tony Blair made in 1997.
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"Tony Blair was a good politician but not a good Prime Minister, and that's what we don't want to be. We don't want to be just people who are good at winning elections: we want to be good at governing. I think we benefit from having seen the mistakes that we think Tony Blair made in 1997." — George Osborne
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Tony Blair was a good politician but not a good Prime Minister, and that's what we don't want to be. We don't want to be just people who are good at winning elections: we want to be good at governing. I think we benefit from having seen the mistakes that we think Tony Blair made in 1997. — George Osborne
About George Osborne
George Osborne was a Politician from United Kingdom (1971–present).
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Who said "Tony Blair was a good politician but not a good Prime Minister, and that's what…"?
This quote is attributed to George Osborne, a Politician from United Kingdom.
When did George Osborne live?
George Osborne lived from 1971 – present.