Ken Livingstone
Auteur van You Can't Say That: Memoirs
Over de Auteur
Fotografie:
Monire Childs
Werken van Ken Livingstone
London's Riverscape Lost and Found: A Photographic Panorama of the River Thames from 1937 and Today (2000) 8 exemplaren
Being Red 1 exemplaar
Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Officiƫle naam
- Livingstone, Kenneth Robert
- Geboortedatum
- 1945-06-17
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- England
- Geboorteplaats
- Lambeth, London
- Beroepen
- politician
- Organisaties
- Chester Beatty cancer research (Fulham laboratory|technician|1962-1970)
Labour Party (member|1968|suspended|2016|resigned|2018)
Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs (trade union|member)
London Borough of Lambeth (member|1971-1973)
Greater London Council (member|1973|leader|1981-1986)
Brent East (member of Parliament|1987-2001) (toon alle 7)
London (mayor|2000-2008)
Leden
Besprekingen
Statistieken
- Werken
- 8
- Leden
- 143
- Populariteit
- #144,062
- Waardering
- 3.3
- Besprekingen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 18
For my part, I have always quite liked him but, I have been disappointed by the silly 'Hitler' storm that broke a while back. I do not see what he hoped to achieve by mentioning the Fuhrer in the context of the Jewish people. This tome was penned before this incident so, it doesn't really shed any light on the matter.
The main thing that I picked up from reading this was, that our political system is in desperate need of reform. Ken points out many dirty tricks played, mainly by the Tories, but which are undoubtedly replicated by the left and certainly by Blairite Labour political workers. Whilst this may be seen, by those currently in the sphere, as 'playing the game' or the pros and cons of everyday politics, it is clearly off putting to the man, or woman, in the street.
Ken Livingstone may be one of those politicians who might be described as Marmite, but no one could accuse him of not being committed to his beliefs and this is a great story of his dedication and, on the whole, achievements for the average person.… (meer)