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Unkindest cut of all

6th February 1982, Page 22
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I NEVER thought to see the day when elected representatives of the hub of the Commonwealth would seriously vote on whether to substitute anarchy for the rule of law. The action of 24 members of the Greater London Council, including its leader, in pledging defiance of the highest court in the land and refusing to restore illegal cuts in fares struck a new low note in public administration.

The Third World, in which Britain has tried to instil the virtues of constitutional government, is entitled to disparage its erstwhile mentor when it is set such an example. The fact that Ken Livingstone and his cohorts were defeated hardly expunges to blot on London's record.