Sam Gyimah
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Sam Gyimah is a former MP who navigates complex political landscapes with a focus on empathy and understanding. This interview reveals his commitment to addressing the needs of diverse groups, particularly young people, while fostering dialogue and collaboration in politics.
“No, I thought it was a role of the dice and I said that. I remember my politics tutor when I asked him once, you know, what is wrong with having the people decide? And he said to me, you never know whether they're answering the question that you are putting to them when you have a referendum.”
“Brilliant about him watching him was that sense of just realizing that's the decision. That moment for me is one of his poignant moments in my political life so far because often you don't see the consequences of a decision in parliament so clearly and so starkly and I think if that decision had gone a different way Syria could be could b…”
“The Oxford Union had a great tradition of inviting controversial speakers to be challenged. Nixon did his first out in After Watergate Other Union, OJ Simpson did his first public outing after his first trial at the Oxford Union. There's always been that tradition.”
“Would be so much that it wouldn't be a good idea. But it's interesting looking at universities now and the issue of free speech and looking at my time and my decisions when I was there. And my experience 20 years on is not the experience of people now.”
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