Things are looking up for George Osborne. Not only have bookies slashed his odds of making a political comeback, the former Chancellor is adapting nicely to life on the backbench. According to the latest register of interests, Osborne has managed to trouser almost £100,000 from giving just three speeches across the pond.
So, what did he talk about for the fee? At the SIFMA event, he is reported to have told attendees that when the UK makes decisions like Brexit ‘that make us more remote from our European partners, we will pay a price for that’. He also is reported to have ‘grieved deeply about the impact on the economy of the Brexit surprise’ but at least conceded there would be opportunities to ‘get the decisions right’ moving forward.
Mr S is glad to see that despite Osborne’s promised punishment budget and subsequent warnings, Brexit is not having such a negative effect his personal finances. What’s more Osborne can take heart that he is commanding a higher fee than his fellow Coalition comrade Nick Clegg. The former Deputy Prime Minister only mustered £78,000 for three speeches, in comparison.
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