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When I was leader of the GLC, by the time I had been in control for three years, the difference in pay between the cleaner and the director general was a four-to-one ratio. I find that attractive.
Ken Livingstone
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Ken Livingstone
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 17
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