Born in the UK, brought up in Ghana, it was a sort of childhood of hardship and difficulty. Sam Gyimah Read Quote
A society in which people feel they have a legitimate right to stop someone expressing their views on campus simply because they are unfashionable or unpopular is rather chilling. Sam Gyimah Read Quote
The issue for me is not just Brexit. It is beyond Brexit – how you conduct politics and the veering towards populism and English nationalism. Sam Gyimah Read Quote
Everyone who’s rational should have an interest in science. The future of our planet depends on our understanding of science… It’s something I value immensely. Sam Gyimah Read Quote
I voted to remain because I thought it was costly and complicated to leave the EU, and that is clearly still the case. But there are opportunities and challenges. Sam Gyimah Read Quote
Parliament is a tribal place. So the most difficult thing is to be labelled disloyal, even if you think you are standing up for a principle. The rejection is quite strong. Sam Gyimah Read Quote
I’ve been involved in the Conservative party for two decades. I’ve fought for the party. I have an unusual background – I’m not your typical Tory recruit. I’ve spent a long time evangelising about why people should look at the Conservative party seriously. Sam Gyimah Read Quote
Universities have a big role to play… making it very clear to their counterparts, their networks, that the U.K. is not walking away from the world. We still value multilateral cooperation, we still see the EU as a significant partner. Sam Gyimah Read Quote
Nothing of substance is being achieved or even proposed, while the country remains trapped in the Kafka-esque misery that Brexit has become. Sam Gyimah Read Quote
I am an outcast in the Conservative party. But that’s Brexit. It has divided families. The country is divided. This is a huge fault line. Sam Gyimah Read Quote
