A biography for Ken Livingstonehasn’t been written yet.
“Jewish voters are not one homogenous block.”
“You lose power in Britain and you are just Joe Public again.”
“Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London.”
“The truth is, no one pays more tax than they have to.”
“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.”
“The people I really most admire are Robert Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt. If you know someone, it is very hard to revere them.”
“I liked it when we had ugly politicians who droned on about issues.”
“I loathe and detest all this trivialisation of politics.”
“I'm more interested in politicians who deal with human rights in their own country rather than lecture the rest of the world.”
“I've always been a workaholic. I reckon, on average, I've had less than one day a year off in my working career.”
“Thatcher was prepared to destroy the world rather than give in on something she believed in.”
“I grew up in Lambeth, I went to normal schools and I've grown up in a city where people say what they think.”
“I would like all newspapers to become workers' co-operatives.”
“Most kids don't get to go their parents' wedding.”
“There isn't much about my life that's been particularly conventional.”
“Well, I mean, I'm very much a pragmatic person.”
“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?”
“There needs to be radical development in equality law to create the environment to allow women to stay in work.”
“My only regret is the media's obsession with the past.”
“I never came into life with any favours or privileges.”