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.

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.

Just because I am critical of the coalition doesn't mean I am anti-English. I am just anti-scumbags.

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?

I was a weedy kid, not like one of those working-class men who can accommodate not being academically clever by physical strength and prowess.

The idea that the GLC should be abolished at a stroke is ill though out, undemocratic and will cost the people of London dear.

Consultation is a good thing when people agree with you, and a waste of time when people don't agree with you