article_snippet.sent: Osborne felt besieged and intimidated.
article_snippet.sent: Osborne nervy demeanour and pallid complexion reflected the sickly economy.
article_snippet.sent: In the eyes of critics Osborne was a hate figure –
article_snippet.sent: and it was getting to Osborne.
article_snippet.sent: , hands clenched, recalling the moment Osborne got a grip.
article_snippet.sent: On the day of our interview, a national newspaper compared the new-look Osborne to dashing Latin heart-throb actor Antonio Banderas – quite a change from the days when the Chancellor himself was derided as a Regency fop.
article_snippet.sent: More waspish and engaging than David Cameron in private, Osborne has always looked more awkward and unsympathetic in public.
article_snippet.sent: Osborne is not the type to emote in public at the drop of a hat – a basic skill required by modern leaders.
article_snippet.sent: Osborne’s ruthless political approach allows no room for sentiment.
article_snippet.sent: ” ’ Rot, Rot can be every bit as calculating as Labour’s Machiavellian Peter Mandelson, we tease Rot.