If I was mayor...

Ever wondered what you would do if you got to be mayor? Here celebrities tell us what they qwould do if they got to run the country for 24 hours...

Tom Conti

I'd change all the locks at City Hall so that Ken Livingstone couldn't get back in.

Alison Goldfrapp

I'd make everyone walk, cycle or use public transport. I also think that there should be recycling bins everywhere - they make much more of an effort in other European countries.

Michael Palin

I'd do something about Heathrow airport, try to sort out the mess and restore a bit of dignity to the place. All the walkways have HSBC written on them at present. It should not be the job of a private bank to welcome people to a major international city.

Damon Dash

I'd make it a national party day. Everyone would listen to hip hop (it's got to be hip hop) in the street and just dance all day.

Greg Rusedski

I would make all the places of interest in London - the galleries, the London Eye, the museums, Buckingham Palace and the gardens - free for the day.

Alan Cumming

Close all the roads in the centre of town and let people walk in the streets. I think the congestion charge should have happened years ago. Londoners are only grumpy about it because they're resistant to change.

Donal Macintyre

Have one free day for all things cultural: museums, theatres, cinemas and the like.

Loyd Grossman

It's the duty of the Mayor to look at where we went wrong with the Underground. It's the single thing that would improve the quality of life for Londoners.

Denise Van Outen

Ban traffic in Central London. I think it would really improve the city, and personally I love walking.

Liz Jagger

I'd have everyone ride in horse-drawn carriages and say hello to each other instead of being unsociable.

Quentin Blake

I would make a huge investment in public transport. It's a problem for many schools who can't afford to travel into London for exhibitions.

Paul Theroux

Traffic is the thing that has destroyed London. I think everyone knows that, but the only way around it is to prevent all cars from coming in.

Harry Hill

I'd lay off all the traffic wardens and allow free parking. There's no common sense left in parking - it's so ferocious and anti-social.

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

Get rid of Ken Livingstone. He's just screwing up the traffic.

Nicky Clarke

Employ Ken Livingstone as my chauffeur so he could see how the congestion charge really works. It's so unbelievably bad - the people who can least afford it get hit. We should also have school buses in London.

Zandra Rhodes

I'd drive around and see what a mess I'd made. Then I'd eliminate all yellow lines and get rid of parking meters. London is impossible for drivers.

Gareth Gates

He's just a glorified traffic warden - he doesn't seem to have much power. So I'd try to sort out the traffic.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

You can't just introduce the congestion charge without a viable alternative - it's impossible to rely on public transport any more. So I'd sort that out. I'd also stop waiters being rude and enforcing the fact that they hate their jobs on the customer.

Gail Porter

Give free Jelly Babies to everyone who smiles. Then I'd sort out the traffic.

Jamie Oliver

As I've joined a protest group which is against plans to expand Stansted Airport, I'd stop the new runways they want to build. I've just bought a place near Clavering which I'm planning to do up in the next couple of years.

Darcey Bussell

Organise a week of evening fiestas, like they do in Spain where they open up their markets and have stalls everywhere.

Mel C

I'd make parking free everywhere. London is a joke - it's impossible to park. And then you go to somewhere central like Covent Garden and see all those meters with yellow jackets on - what's all that about?

Emma Bunton

Make everyone have a street party. I remember the ones when Charles and Diana got married - all the sandwiches and cakes.

Martine McCutcheon

I'd let people park anywhere. Not being able to park is the most frustrating thing in the world.