David Lammy

A good society is characterised not just by liberty but by mutual respect and responsibility. When this breaks down it takes a…

— David Lammy

For me, a hoodie is like a pair of slippers or pyjamas - something comfortable and well-worn that you can wear unthinkingly.…

— David Lammy

I grew up under Thatcher; the era of apartheid; the era of the poll tax; the era of riots. I remember Neil…

— David Lammy

Edgy' music has always formed the cornerstone to any teenage rebellion. Most indulge in it precisely because adults like me don't like…

— David Lammy

For even the most seasoned observers of American politics, Barack Obama is a phenomenon.

— David Lammy

Unemployed people should be treated as potential to be realised, not a problem to be solved.

— David Lammy

As I have consistently recommended, we desperately need to find more black judges, particularly females, who are chronically underrepresented in our courts…

— David Lammy

Our political class obsesses over social mobility from one generation to the next - whether or not people are doing better than…

— David Lammy

We should not let those with a political agenda use London's growing population to support their anti-immigration rhetoric, and we should challenge…

— David Lammy

People 'demand' the opportunity to gamble away money they do not have, just like people 'demand' money from loan sharks at extortionate…

— David Lammy

Let me speak frankly: separate but equal is a fraud. It is the language that tried to push Rosa Parks to the…

— David Lammy

Ultimately, we must either abandon our reliance on stop and search or abandon any hope for a criminal justice system grounded in…

— David Lammy

A workplace culture where fathers are encouraged to take paternity leave would result in stronger families, a more equal labour market and…

— David Lammy

The New Labour doctrine that skills training was the responsibility of employers was flawed. The idea that employers should take on a…

— David Lammy

Being in opposition takes some getting used to. As a former minister, you don't just lose your job and the enormous resources…

— David Lammy

Stop and search is an integral cog in a racially disproportionate criminal justice system.

— David Lammy

To tackle the scourge of young unemployment we need to be ambitious.

— David Lammy

We need find the space to build more affordable homes in the city. That involves a number of different policy responses. For…

— David Lammy

Active dads make a positive contribution: they are good for children and they are good for mothers.

— David Lammy

The ingrained image of black men being searched by the police feeds into the collective illusion that black men everywhere need to…

— David Lammy

It is the responsibility of all of us to create a culture that encourages and enables fathers to spend more time with…

— David Lammy

I have very eclectic tastes. I love soul and Motown; I listen to some rap - Stormzy, Tinie Tempah, Drake. I also…

— David Lammy

I love to run outdoors, being outside, enjoying nature, looking up through the trees, being out among the elements... I don't think…

— David Lammy

It is hard to speak the truth about valued national institutions. But when they are not fit for purpose, we must speak…

— David Lammy

Family policy is not a zero-sum game: any gain for dads need not come at the expense of mums.

— David Lammy