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. – Ken Livingstone
Most people are not shocked that I am occasionally rude to journalists. They are probably amazed I don’t punch one in the face. – Ken Livingstone
When I’m sifting the compost seed or pruning, I argue over issues in my head; I talk to myself. – Ken Livingstone
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 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
There needs to be radical development in equality law to create the environment to allow women to stay in work. – Ken Livingstone
Yes, there are lots of individual exceptions. But no one has ever done a study about voting intention without ascertaining that the biggest determining factor is your income and your wealth. – Ken Livingstone
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
