I spent the 1960s and 1970s seeking myself - the working-class tradition of self-education.

Ed Miliband doesn't give a damn about what he looks like, how he dresses. He came into politics to change society.

I have met the people who run the world, and I am not in awe of them.

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.

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 spent the 1960s and 1970s seeking myself - the working-class tradition of self-education.

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.