Asked about his views on bankers leaving, Mr Livingstone said: ‘Our only real competitor is New York.’ When it was suggested they might move to Dubai – which is trying to attract financial firms with low tax rates – he said: ‘Would you want to get your penis chopped off? A gay banker would get his penis cut off in Dubai.’
He added: ‘It’s about getting the infrastructure in place in London and the rest will follow.’ His comments come after he said that the Conservative party are ‘riddled’ with gay politicians who hypocritically voted against gay rights before coming out. Chris Doyle, of the Council for Arab British Understanding, which seeks to increase understanding of the Arab world in Britain, called Mr Livingstone’s comments ‘ridiculous’.
He said: ‘This is a desperate attempt to grab headlines using damaging stereotypes about chopping off body parts. It is true that many areas of the Arab world are not as tolerant towards homosexuals as we are in Britain, but many gay men travel to the region and work there and conduct their private lives in private.’
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Sad thing is, it's not far from the truth.
Ken has seemed bonkers for quite a bit, but several of his recent comments would seem to suggest one of two possibilities;
1. He is becoming more, shall we say, eccentric.
2. He has decided that he's not as mad as Boris and has for some reason attributed Johnson's victory to his eccentricity and is, therefore, trying to be more bonkers than Boris.
Love the shirt!
Is Chris Doyle defending the Arab world by saying you get your dick cut off ONLY if you let people know about your homosexuality?
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