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Ken Livingstone: media friends reunited

From New Statesman:

In two weeks' time the former mayor of London Ken Livingstone will attend a high-level NS editorial summit and we want you to set the agenda. From early days at the GLC to recent City Hall heroics; from gardening and going out on a limb with congestion charging to breaking bread with Chávez and recording with Blur; from health, crime, immigration and education to his views on the future of British politics; from the Obama revolution to battles with Boris and Blair: whatever the subject, Ken'll give it to you straight.

First the Standard brings Ken in from the cold and now the Staggers, which gave him so many whacks under the political editorship of Martin Bright. Add to this the photo-op dream of his forthcoming reptile house wedding and the casual observer could be forgiven for thinking that Livingstone's political re-birth is all but complete.

I'm not that casual, though. Ken needs to refresh his ideas too. It's still early days, of course, but the older you get the faster time flies by. And the easier you become to overtake. To find out how to put a question to "the once and future Mayor," read on.

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