Ken Livingstone: his ‘gaffe’ and his gay love pedigree

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Ken Livingstone: his ‘gaffe’ and his gay love pedigree

Ken Livingstone’s use of language has generated yet another groaningly predictable media over-excitement episode, with Tories demanding apologies and Ken’s long-suffering campaign chair Tessa Jowell being obliged to explain that her party’s candidate for London mayor meant no harm. The frenzy has arisen from an interview with Ken in New Statesman where he talks about privacy and political parties’ changing attitudes to homosexuality.