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About this book
A frank, gripping and moving - and controversial - autobiography from one of the most idiosyncratic and effective politicians of the last fifty years. His political convictions, his distance from New Labour, and his direct, plain-speaking style and personality have allowed him to survive longer than any of his contemporaries as a man of principle and influence.
From his eccentric South London working class childhood to running one of the biggest cities in the world, Livingstone is one of the very few politicians to have scored a major victory over the Thatcher Government and has championed issues as diverse as the environment, gay rights and anti-racism.
Written in Livingstone's unmistakable voice, by turns angrily sincere about social justice, wickedly droll and gossipy, and surprisingly wistful about people he has known and loved, this is a hugely important and remarkable book from one of the very few respected politicians at work today.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Illustrations
- 1 : The Lambeth Walk
- 2 : Into Africa
- 3 : Years of Upheaval
- 4 : I Wanna Be Elected
- 5 : Our Friends in the North
- 6 : A Very London Coup
- 7 : What the Papers Say
- 8 : Here Comes the Judge
- 9 : Abolition
- 10 : Being There
- 11 : Rise and Fall
- 12 : Back to the Wilderness
- 13 : Charlatans and Spin
- 14 : Turn Again, Livingstone
- 15 : Where’s the Mayor?
- 16 : Triumph
- 17 : Tragedy
- 18 : A New Messiah
- 19 : Beyond Boris
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- Plates
- About the Author
- By the Same Author
- Copyright