Years ago he was famous for his (arguably) principled stands for the ethnic minorities and their political campaigns. Now all that is gone, and to a new generation he will be known as the man who tried to wipe out the pigeons of Trafalgar Sq.
Why precisely he decided to waste time on such a pointless, vindictive exercise is a mystery. However, the odd silence and lack of criticism among the radical thinking sector suggests that 'dissident labourism' is stronger than one would have hoped at this stage.

Myth 1; "The pigeons of Trafalgar Sq are a health hazard."
But to whom ? There are no food factories, no hospitals and no residents in the area, (apart from Nos 10 and 11 Downing street...)

Myth 2: "Visitors to the Sq dont care about the pigeons" O, yes they do ! In fact, I have an old tourist guide from the 1950s, suggesting the pigeons are an ideal subject to photograph ! And can you cite any other attraction which is so free and non-profiteering ?

Myth 3; "Pigeons are vermin". In fact, they are a 'survival species', and while indeed SOME survival species are vermin, pigeons are NOT; they share more in common with say grey squirrels and white butterflies, all of which live in a sub-feral condition within human environs, and are the descendants of the carrier pigeons used to carry messages years ago.


I suggest that Livingstones irrational obsession with these sad creatures is less of a 'policy' and more of a symptom of the general decline in political thinking that seems to have set in in recent years. taking a wild guess, It may be part of a scheme to turn over Trafalgar Sq to corporate interests (well ? everything else has been)