I feel a degree of regret that Marshall did not push on and say 'abolish the GLC' because I think it would have been a major saving and would have released massive resources for productive use.

Working with the Jewish community is essential to me and what I stand for. I do explicitly see Jewish people as a people - not either a religion or an ethnicity but a people. The Tories take Jewish London for granted. I will not.

If you are running a city you must focus on day-to-day problems.

If I blew my nose the Daily Express and the Daily Mail would say that I am trying to spread germ warfare.

The market is a brilliant system for the exchange of goods and services, but it doesn't protect the environment unless it's regulated, it doesn't train your workforce unless it's regulated, and it doesn't give you the long-term investment you want.

Global warming could be solved by shifting three to four per cent of global GDP to pay for it.

Every budget I have ever prepared has been balanced.