Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert "Ken" Livingstoneis an English politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Councilfrom 1981 until the council was abolished in 1986, and as Mayor of London from the creation of the office in 2000 until 2008. He also served as the Member of Parliamentfor Brent East from 1987 to 2001. A suspended member of the Labour Party, he was on the party's hard left, ideologically identifying as a democratic socialist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth17 June 1945
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When I'm sifting the compost seed or pruning, I argue over issues in my head; I talk to myself.
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I think democracy's undermined when those who own newspapers fill them with trivia rather than real issues.
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My administration will tackle these issues in consultation with the black communities of London.
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All the politics of the post-war period was about the clash between the Soviet Union and America, and virtually all issues ended up being subordinated to that. Now, the question is, what is the most a socialist can achieve in a global economy?
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The American agenda is sweeping everything before it, and although it's not perfect, the EU is better on environmental issues. It's a less rapacious form of capitalism.
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I liked it when we had ugly politicians who droned on about issues.
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These excellent GCSE results are positive news for parents and children and London as a whole.
I spent the 1960s and 1970s seeking myself - the working-class tradition of self-education.
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Property is so dear, the only way to provide parking is to reduce the space.
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Texas playing Tower Bridge will be a combination of the modern and the best of the old that reflects the breadth of what London stands for. I am very pleased to give my backing to this unique event Virgin Radio and Texas are putting on.
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Cycling is the fastest, cheapest, most healthy and environmentally friendly way to get around London, and more and more people are taking it up, ... The number of cyclists has doubled over the last five years, while those killed or seriously injured ... has fallen by 40%.
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There's no indication of any terrorist involvement, but it is an absolutely horrendous position because it has caught the rush hour, ... disgrace.
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We just afford them taxi cab fare. You're car's available by the time you get back.
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But when reporters say to me I'm only doing this because it's my job... that's the same abdication of moral responsibility at the thin end of the wedge that in its most extreme and horrific version ends up with others being prepared to stand as a concentration camp guard.