Oh George

No doubt Osborne is a highly intelligent and capable politician. How many of his critics could stand up in the Commons and hold their own while presenting a complex budget? Easier said than done. However the charge that he has no experience outside politics is the killer. Why do we allow such people to take charge of our national budget? Compared with ex-Goldman Sachs types like Paulson in the US or Monti in Italy I suspect his knowledge of high finance is pretty shaky, which means he is too likely to tolerate failed bankers begging for more taxpayers money. We need someone with the confidence to see them off.