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" I would like all newspapers to become workers' co-operatives. "
Ken Livingstone
Workers
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" The best way to demonstrate the values of a western democracy is you put Osama bin Laden on trial; you challenge what he says. "
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" I am not against Israel, I am against Zionists. "
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" I never came into life with any favours or privileges. "
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" I refuse not to have a sense of humour. "
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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? "
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" I employed my wife for three years to sit in the attic and type up my autobiography, 700 pages, organise everywhere I go. I'm paying the normal rate of tax on the money I take out for myself. "
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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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" I grew up in a house with very few books. "
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" Psephology isn't a hate crime. "
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" My main income is from speaking. "
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" I have only ever borrowed money for investment. I have been sound money all my life. "
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" I am a socialist, a believer in rational thought and the rule of law. "
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" Most people are not shocked that I am occasionally rude to journalists. They are probably amazed I don't punch one in the face. "
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" The world is run by monsters and you have to deal with them. Some of them run countries, some of them run banks, some of them run news corporations. "
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" The press keep asking me, 'What was your biggest mistake?' But if I had made a big mistake, they'd all be writing about it, wouldn't they? "
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" I could not cherish London and not value Jewish London. The contribution of Jews to London is immense - politically, economically, culturally, intellectually, philanthropically, artistically. "
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" My political beliefs are my moral, quasi-religious framework. "
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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. "
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" Most politicians aren't allowed to express themselves any more. "
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" The truth is, no one pays more tax than they have to. "
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" Jewish voters are not one homogenous block. "
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" I'm an emotional person; I do occasionally shed a tear. "
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" My only regret is the media's obsession with the past. "
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" Everyone changes all the time. "
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" I think I have gone through my entire public career never telling a lie. I have made mistakes but I never knowingly lied. "
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" I loathe and detest all this trivialisation of politics. "
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" Well, I get on with people who believe in something. "
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