Sure Enough, You Can't Trust Black People

"Congratulations, Mr. Mayor." After returning to the banquet hall, Aaron clinked glasses with Ken Livingstone, London's newly appointed mayor.

Ken Livingstone smiled and took a sip of champagne. "Thank you. Meeting the famous new legend of Hollywood is worth a drink!"

Ken Livingstone was London's first elected mayor after the city adopted a mayoral system. He had won the election in May that year and officially took office in July;

Before that year, London had not had a single elected mayor. The city had mainly been governed by bodies such as the London County Council.

The creation of the London mayoralty was a major part of the United Kingdom's reform of London's local government system. The Greater London Government Act of 1999 passed Parliament and formally established the Greater London Authority. Ken Livingstone could be considered London's first mayor!

What was more, because Ken Livingstone had deep conflicts with the current British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, he had specifically left the Labour Party when running for London mayor at the beginning of the year, successfully winning as an independent candidate;

Ken Livingstone had previously served as chairman of the Greater London Council and often opposed then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The Greater London Council had been abolished and replaced by the city government for precisely that reason.

Who would have thought that this guy would still become London's first mayor?

"I bet Prime Minister Blair is smashing cups at home right now."

Aaron's tone was humorous. Ken Livingstone was an unconventional, blunt-speaking politician, as well as one of the most popular political figures in the entire United Kingdom. He had always been considered a "dark horse" in British politics!

"Haha." Ken Livingstone shrugged. "More than smashing cups. He's definitely cursing me too."

"By the way, Mr. Anderson, after the reforms to