Last year Ken Livingstone earned £238,646. He paid £34,661 in tax.

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That is 14.5%. Defend that, socialists.

He is also the only one of the Newsnight debate candidates to refuse publishing his entire tax return.

Defend that, socialists.

But it just said on the BBC London news he earned £94k...and BoJo earned £400K

Figures are in this article

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/9188663/Boris-Johnson-and-Ken-Livingstone-release-personal-tax-details.html

Here is the source sorry

blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/janetdaley/100149501/is-ken-finished-at-last/

Aaah, long, so quaintly endearing.
Why would you expect socialists to defend left-posturing, populist careerists 'earning' more than the average workers' wage?
We have, like, principles and shit about this kind of thing

Why would a socialist need to defend Ken Livingstone?

Ken is the Labour party candidate for Mayor of London.

Ah the Torygraph a bastion of impartiality, clearly.

Which doesn't prevent Red Ken being a twat and Boris being a buffon.

gomez Are you saying that the numbers are incorrect? What does it matter whether the numbers come from the Telegraph or the Guardian? Numbers are numbers.

So Ken is the Labour Party candidate.

And?

Still not understanding why Ken needs to be defended by socialists.

Looks like Boris should be asking Ken for the name of his accountant. Tax avoidance seems key for Ken.

Aye indeed figures are figures. Can you please reconcile the two articles please - each quoting different figures?

You may struggle to be fair as they don't.

Which doesn't stop Ken being a twat.

The 14.5% figure comes from here
order-order.com/2012/04/05/ken-finally-releases-his-figures/

Each of those articles quote different figures.
Have Labour become socialist again?

I'm confused.

Really have you read anything other then the headline?

Maybe he gives lots to charity. Who knows. Who cares?

People's personal tax affairs are their own business.

Gudio Fawkes makes the Torygraph look kinda centre left, which of course doesn't inform the presentation at all.

Read the figures and think.

Agree with Gomez.

Despite being a Labour voter I would never give my vote to Ken Livingstone.

'Are you saying that the numbers are incorrect'

• well clearly quite a few of them have to be because they're ALL DIFFERENT!

arf

Why won't Ken simply get his accountant to sign off on complete figures, both for himself and his company Silveta Ltd? Boris Johnson and Brian Paddick both seemed to manage it.

Oh, did Labour turn socialist? Missed that.

Awwww bless, lfn
You think labour politicians have principles and tories don't, and that is why 'socialists' should be cross about this?
Almost all politicians are self-interested, self-serving and selfish these days - with a few honourable exceptions. It's quite sweet to find someone who still expects standards from labour at least
Keep the red flag flying