How should the Left govern? In the wake of a huge surge of interest in Labour, Ken Livingstone gives an insider's account of the party and its future, at a pivotal moment in its history. He takes us from the self-proclaimed ‘radical socialism’ of the Greater London Council, to his controversial independent candidacy that saw him branded as ‘dangerous’ by the Blairites, to the political battles against privatisation and pollution that characterised his time as Mayor. He suggests possible lessons for those who would seek to follow, or improve on, his achievements today.

Having spent years at the head of the GLC, served two terms as London Mayor, and gone head to head with Boris Johnson, Livingstone offers an examination of the Left's possibilities and limitations, with reflections on the current state of the Labour Party and a look into its future.

Speaker biography:

Ken Livingstone is a British politician who has twice held the leading political role in London regional government. He served as the leader of the Greater London Council from 1981 until the council was abolished in 1986, and then as the first elected Mayor of London from the creation of the office in 2000 until 2008. He also served as MP for Brent East from 1987 to 2001. His autobiography, You Can’t Say That, was published by Faber & Faber in 2011. Follow him on Twitter @ken4london

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