Ken Livingstone's GLC was elected on the promise of cheap fares. Those were, in very dubious circumstances, ruled illegal. Sheer fury drove me to get involved. That was the start.
But I can say now to Arnie that in spite of all his doubts and through there was a great deal of suspense until the final reel, Ken Livingstone was terminated.
London's suburbs are back on the radar again. While Ken Livingstone saw outer London as little more than the dormitory for the Central Activity Zone, Mayor Boris Johnson's strategy of giving greater power to the boroughs means that the outer town centres will be areas of commercial as well as residential growth.