“Boris Johnson has real contempt for Londoners. He hates that we celebrate each other's heritage; he hates that we try to pass on a healthy environment to our children; he hates that we look after our most vulnerable neighbours; and most of all he hates that we all expect to share in our city's financial success.”

—  Siân Berry

calling on her voters to give Ken Livingstone their second preference in the 2008 London Mayoral election http://london.greenparty.org.uk/news/657

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