Ken Livingstone

“If voting changed anything, they'd abolish it.”

“The simple fact is that the congestion charge has been a resounding success.”

“The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.”

“I am just a Londoner who got lucky.”

“For all its problems, I love London.”

“Public transport is the lifeblood of a city.”

“I don't really care what people think about me. I care about what I do.”

“You don't need a grand plan, you don't need a great big ideology. You just need to be able to meet the needs of people on a day-to-day basis.”

“Every year the international press vote for the world's top ten cities and London is always one of them. It's a privilege to be mayor of such a great city.”

“I've got a very thick skin.”

“You should have a transport policy that is integrated, that is affordable, and that is environmentally sustainable.”

“I'm a socialist, I'm not a capitalist. I'm not in politics to make money.”