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When I was leader of the GLC, by the time I had been in control for three years, the difference in pay between the cleaner and the director general was a four-to-one ratio. I find that attractive. (Ken Livingstone)
If you are running a city you must focus on day-to-day problems. View quote
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Everyone changes all the time. View quote
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I Kenneth Robert Livingstone, having been elected to the office of mayor of London, declare that I take that office upon myself, and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties of it to the best of my judgement and ability. View quote
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I undertake that, in the exercise of my functions of that office I will have regard to any guidance with respect to ethical standards issued by the secretary of state under Section 66 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999. View quote
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My administration will tackle these issues in consultation with the black communities of London. View quote
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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? View quote
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I loathe and detest all this trivialisation of politics. View quote
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The people I really most admire are Robert Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt. If you know someone, it is very hard to revere them. View quote
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I've got people handling the media. I employ at the moment two people. No-one is paying income tax on the money they use to employ people. View quote
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If I was courting the Muslim vote, I wouldn't have put establishing the partnership ceremony at the forefront of my first term, would I? I go all around London advocating lesbian and gay rights. (Ken Livingstone)
I refuse not to have a sense of humour. View quote
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I think it's much more important to keep people in work than have pay rises. View quote
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I became a councillor back in 1971, so if by this stage in politics I'm making lots of big mistakes, then I shouldn't be here. View quote
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I grew up in Lambeth, I went to normal schools and I've grown up in a city where people say what they think. View quote
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I don't work hard enough. If I had worked harder I might have been prime minister. View quote
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I've never declined to do an interview. View quote
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I'm never going to take the view that I should say whatever I need to say in order to achieve something. Because that implies a level of dishonesty. View quote
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I mean I get loads of money, all from different sources. You give it to your accountant. They manage it. But you pay corporation tax. If you're then taking it out and spending it on yourself, you have to pay more. View quote
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I've always told the truth. I've often been wrong - but I've never knowingly lied. Not in public life. Because I don't see the need to. View quote
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Most kids dont get to go their parents wedding. (Ken Livingstone)
I'm more interested in politicians who deal with human rights in their own country rather than lecture the rest of the world. View quote
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It may very well be offensive, and that is a matter of personal judgment, but it was not racist. I have been through several media firestorms and I have taken the view that if I made a mistake I apologise. But I am not going to apologise if I don't think I have done anything wrong. It would be easy to buy off media pressure by lying but I am not going to do it. View quote
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I am not in favour of any parental choice in education. You will go to your local school. View quote
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