Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis’ by JD Vance made me entirely rethink U.S. republicanism, Donald Trump and the American white working class. David Lammy Read Quote
I love the theatre and Miller is one of my all-time favourite playwrights. ‘All My Sons’ is a very socialist play, which exposes the lack of empathy that can accompany capitalism when it is left unchecked. David Lammy Read Quote
For me, a hoodie is like a pair of slippers or pyjamas – something comfortable and well-worn that you can wear unthinkingly. Unless, of course, you happen to be a black male. David Lammy Read Quote
Active dads make a positive contribution: they are good for children and they are good for mothers. David Lammy Read Quote
Dads are not a risk to be managed, but a resource to be used for the benefit of the whole family. David Lammy Read Quote
Family policy is not a zero-sum game: any gain for dads need not come at the expense of mums. David Lammy Read Quote
Being in opposition takes some getting used to. As a former minister, you don’t just lose your job and the enormous resources of the civil service, you also have to watch programmes that you were involved in being gradually dismantled. David Lammy Read Quote
Our political class obsesses over social mobility from one generation to the next – whether or not people are doing better than their parents did – but we rarely talk about those who are already in work and want to progress. David Lammy Read Quote
