Of some concern is the figure of Bob Kiley, of whom a myth is already developing; can the workers gain anything from this "Subway Czar" ? Livingstone has proved himself to be a consummate politico as ever by building a power base not only outside the Labour party, but outside the country, unfortunately associating with some extremely dodgy characters like Rudy Guliani. Already Ken's breached a pledge to be on the strke picket-line (he claims to have booked a week end break in advance) and he seems to be wasting more time bothering pigeons than fighting for socialism. Nor should we forgive his opportunist support for Nato in 1999. By that act, he allowed a whole section of metropolitan leftists to go 'gung-ho' and sleep at night.