Osborne worried about looking 'fascist'
The Star wars fan George Osborne, committed £25m of taxpayers' money to support to the Star war films and but it seemed an unusual step for the name of a minister to be named.In retaliation Star Wars fans reacted angrily on social media.
The 44- year old politician has been given a credit in the latest Star Wars film - 'The Force Awakens' and viwers posted screenshots of the film credits that states 'George Osborne' Chancellor of the Exchequer and First Secretary of State, United Kingdom and thanked Ed Vaizey, the minister for culture and the digitial economy.
The 'British conservative' politician, a star war fan was booed when he moved to the premiere and moreover he refused the Downing Street snaps that would make 'him look like fascist'.
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