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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. "

Ken Livingstone

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" 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. "

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" World wide capitalism kills more people everyday then Hitler did. And he was crazy. "

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