It appears the council tax payer's no1 enemy Red Ken feels that disgraced athlete Linford Christie is worthy of being allowed to carry the Olympic Torch on it's way to the opening of the 2012 London Olympics.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/7256961.stm
I'm not sure this is setting the right sort of example is it but having said that, since when did Livingstone care about such formalities?