Evening Standard debate - video highlights

Divided views: radio host Nick Ferrari and Mayor Ken Livingstone at the Evening Standard debate
Evening Standard5 April 2012
Click on the links below to watch video highlights of the Evening Standard debate on how London can stay ahead as a great world city featuring Ken Livingstone, Nick Ferrari, Diane Abbott and Lionel Barber.

Clip 1
Introduction from Veronica Wadley, Editor of the Evening Standard, and Nick Ferrari's opening speech on crime, transport and congestion

Clip 1b
Introductions from Diane Abbott and Lionel Barber. Abbott speaks of her love of London and sees the city as a beacon of hope. Barber talks of London as a success story and a financial centre

Clip 2
Ken Livingstone speech - Livingstone talks about how his key policies have worked in London and how the city is successful as it is open and has received investment

Clip 3
Crime and what can be done - a question on gangs. Jane Morris, business owner, questions spend on advertising instead of police. Tom Mangle, journalist and author, asks about crime and Mr Livingstone answers with his views on the police

Clip 4
Crime and Lionel Barber's views - how New York can be used as a model

Clip 5
Non domicile tax payers - Kate Robertson asks Mr Livingstone about people's civic duty to pay their way

Clip 6
Should non-domiciles pay tax? The audience is divided and Diane Abbott talks about not wanting people to have to be super rich or super poor to live in London

Clip 7
Transport and the real purpose of the congestion charge - Minette Marin, columnist, asks about the congestion charge and emissions

Clip 8
Taxi question - how can we keep the quality of London taxis with the rising costs of running them?

Clip 9
Andrew Gilligan of the Evening Standard asks, if the stories the Evening Standard published on Lee Jasper were lies, why hasn't the mayor sued? The mayor answers

Clip 10
Close and Mike Green asks about the look of London with the skyscraper plans