George Osborne speech outlining eight benchmarks for economic growth

George Osborne speech outlining eight benchmarks for economic growth; George Osborne speech continues SOT- We want to see lower emissions and a rising global market share for low carbon technologies. With the Green Investment Bank that we are announcing today and new incentives for energy efficiency investments, we can create high quality jobs and cut our emissions at the same time. I am delighted that Lord Stern has agreed to advise us on the creation of this Green Investment Bank. These are the Benchmarks for Britain. Benchmarks that will guide the next Conservative Government as we build a new, more stable, more balanced economy. They mean more jobs, more savings, more enterprise. Borrowing from China so that we can buy the goods they make for us may be Gordon Brown's idea of the future, but it is not the Conservative Party's. We want Britain to be selling to China and the world. Judge us by these benchmarks. Hold us to account. We will be accountable. The whole country will see as we Conservatives rebuild our economic house on more solid foundations. Now this cannot be achieved by government alone. We need a whole national effort that brings together government, business and individuals. Over the next few months we will be seeking support for our plans from British business. And here are some of those leading figures in business, who have not publicly supported us before, but who already think this new economic model represents Britain's future:Stephen Murphy, the Chief Executive of Virgin, Ian Cheshire, the Chief Executive of Kingfisher, Andrew Witty, the Chief Executive of GlaxoSmithKline, Stelios, the Chairman of easyGroup, Paul Walsh, Chief Executive of Diageo, Mike Lynch, Chief Executive of Autonomy and Mick Davis, Chief Executive of Xstrata. The message is clear. Britain cannot afford five more years of Gordon Brown. Instead, business is backing Conservative plans to put Britain back on her feet. As the election approaches, it's clear that Gordon Br...