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Ken Livingstone
English
Politician
Born:
Jun 17
,
1945
Been
Life
People
Politics
World
You
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I think democracy's undermined when those who own newspapers fill them with trivia rather than real issues.
Ken Livingstone
Democracy
Own
Think
Those
Rather
Trivia
Undermined
Real
Issues
Real Issues
Than
Them
Newspapers
Who
Fill
Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London.
Ken Livingstone
Politics
Better
Job
Minister
Running
London
Better Job
Prime
Prime Minister
Than
Short
Being
British
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.
Ken Livingstone
Achieve
Whatever
Say
Something
Take
Never
Implies
Because
Going
Order
Dishonesty
Should
View
Level
Need
Jewish voters are not one homogenous block.
Ken Livingstone
Voters
Block
Jewish
I am a socialist, a believer in rational thought and the rule of law.
Ken Livingstone
Law
Thought
Rule
Rule Of Law
Rational
Am
Believer
Socialist
I spent the 1960s and 1970s seeking myself - the working-class tradition of self-education.
Ken Livingstone
Myself
Spent
Seeking
Self-Education
Tradition
Working-Class
I swim three times a week.
Ken Livingstone
Three
Week
Times
Swim
I do the gardening.
Ken Livingstone
Gardening
I'm an emotional person; I do occasionally shed a tear.
Ken Livingstone
Emotional
Shed
Occasionally
Person
Tear
I never came into life with any favours or privileges.
Ken Livingstone
Life
Favours
Never
Came
Privileges
Any
I have opened newspapers and read incredible lies.
Ken Livingstone
Incredible
Lies
Opened
Read
Newspapers
I would like all newspapers to become workers' co-operatives.
Ken Livingstone
Become
Would
Like
Newspapers
Workers
I have no interest in managing my financial affairs.
Ken Livingstone
Financial
No Interest
Affairs
Managing
Interest
My main income is from speaking.
Ken Livingstone
Main
Speaking
Income
I'm more interested in politicians who deal with human rights in their own country rather than lecture the rest of the world.
Ken Livingstone
Rights
World
Rest
Country
Own
Politicians
Human Rights
Rather
More
Deal
Lecture
Than
Human
Interested
Who
My political beliefs are my moral, quasi-religious framework.
Ken Livingstone
Political
Framework
Moral
Political Beliefs
Beliefs
I would like to sound like James Mason. I reckon if I'd had a better voice I could have been prime minister. It is the most irritating voice in public life.
Ken Livingstone
Life
Better
Reckon
Minister
Would
Voice
Could
Had
Mason
Prime
Prime Minister
Like
Most
Sound
Been
James
Irritating
Public
Public Life
Polling in a general election is pretty accurate, because turnout is usually high.
Ken Livingstone
Election
High
Pretty
General
General Election
Because
Accurate
Polling
Turnout
Anybody who enjoys being in the House of Commons probably needs psychiatric help.
Ken Livingstone
Needs
House
House Of Commons
Psychiatric
Anybody
Being
Commons
Help
Who
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.
Ken Livingstone
Best
Myself
Will
Ability
London
Having
Take
Robert
Judgement
Faithfully
Been
Office
Duties
Mayor
Declare
Elected
Fulfil
Kenneth
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.
Ken Livingstone
Respect
Guidance
Will
State
Secretary
Section
London
Greater
Exercise
Undertake
Office
Authority
Any
Regard
Ethical
Act
Standards
Functions
My administration will tackle these issues in consultation with the black communities of London.
Ken Livingstone
Will
Black
Administration
London
Tackle
Consultation
Issues
Communities
There needs to be radical development in equality law to create the environment to allow women to stay in work.
Ken Livingstone
Work
Needs
Women
Equality
Law
Radical
Stay
Allow
Environment
Development
Create
I grew up in Lambeth, I went to normal schools and I've grown up in a city where people say what they think.
Ken Livingstone
People
Think
Say
City
People Say
Schools
Normal
Up
Where
Grew
Grown
Grown-Up
The market is a brilliant system for the exchange of goods and services, but it doesn't protect the environment unless it's regulated, it doesn't train your workforce unless it's regulated, and it doesn't give you the long-term investment you want.
Ken Livingstone
You
Brilliant
Market
Unless
System
Give
Exchange
Investment
Environment
Long-Term
Goods
Protect
Train
Want
Workforce
Your
Services
I loathe and detest all this trivialisation of politics.
Ken Livingstone
Politics
Loathe
Detest
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