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George Osborne's been playing politics since he was 12. Now, finally, he's winning

The man at No 11 feels on top of his brief – and ready to tackle other people's

28 June 2014

9:00 AM

28 June 2014

9:00 AM

George Osborne’s first taste of political leadership came aged 12. At his prep school, Colet Court, he took charge of a party for school election in 1983. The Chancellor’s chosen party (as the forthcoming schools guide will discuss) was not the Conservatives, but his own Independent Conservatives. Sadly, history does not record what caused this schism — but it does seem to be the first evidence of Osborne’s modernising tendencies.

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