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July 09, 2005
London's voice
It seems fitting that the man who has the most inspiring things to say in the aftermath of the London terrorist attacks is the mayor of London himself, Ken Livingstone.
”In the days that follow look at our airports, look at our sea ports and look at our railway stations and, even after your cowardly attack, you will see that people from the rest of Britain, people from around the world will arrive in London to become Londoners and to fulfil their dreams and achieve their potential. “They choose to come to London, as so many have come before because they come to be free, they come to live the life they choose, they come to be able to be themselves.”
Spoken from the heart - clear, concise. No ruminating about the G8 summit or drawing parallels (no matter how worthy or relevant) with aid to Africa or global warming. He spoke to the people of his city about their values and their concerns. Echoes of Churchill? Yep