While at Harvard, I was struck by the palpable sense of noblesse oblige that surrounds their sophisticated outreach and bursary programmes. It is almost as if they view extending opportunity to disadvantaged individuals as their highest mission. — David Lammy Copy Share Image
A good society is characterised not just by liberty but by mutual respect and responsibility. When this breaks down it takes a lot more… — David Lammy Copy Share Image
For me, a hoodie is like a pair of slippers or pyjamas - something comfortable and well-worn that you can wear unthinkingly. Unless, of… — David Lammy Copy Share Image
I grew up under Thatcher; the era of apartheid; the era of the poll tax; the era of riots. I remember Neil Kinnock was… — David Lammy Copy Share Image
Edgy' music has always formed the cornerstone to any teenage rebellion. Most indulge in it precisely because adults like me don't like them doing… — David Lammy Copy Share Image
For even the most seasoned observers of American politics, Barack Obama is a phenomenon. — David Lammy Copy Share Image
Unemployed people should be treated as potential to be realised, not a problem to be solved. — David Lammy Copy Share Image
As I have consistently recommended, we desperately need to find more black judges, particularly females, who are chronically underrepresented in our courts across London… — David Lammy Copy Share Image
Our political class obsesses over social mobility from one generation to the next - whether or not people are doing better than their parents… — David Lammy Copy Share Image
We should not let those with a political agenda use London's growing population to support their anti-immigration rhetoric, and we should challenge those who… — David Lammy Copy Share Image
People 'demand' the opportunity to gamble away money they do not have, just like people 'demand' money from loan sharks at extortionate interest rates.… — David Lammy Copy Share Image
Let me speak frankly: separate but equal is a fraud. It is the language that tried to push Rosa Parks to the back of… — David Lammy Copy Share Image
Ultimately, we must either abandon our reliance on stop and search or abandon any hope for a criminal justice system grounded in equality, impartiality… — David Lammy Copy Share Image
