Edwina Currie
Former British politician, broadcaster and writer
Brighton, 1984. I was in another hotel just a few yards away.
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When I was a kid in Tooting, our house caught fire. We didn’t realise until the fire brigade turned up.
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Joan Jett
American singer, songwriter and guitarist
Right after 9/11, Kenny and I went to perform for the troops in Pakistan and Uzbekistan. As we were flying in, an electronic voice went off: “Warning: missile launch! Warning: missile launch!” The Taliban had fired a rocket at us. I was waiting to see the back of the plane blow up, but it didn’t and we landed.
When I got hit by a car in my home town.
A blood clot in my artery when I was 23.
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Labour losing the 2015 election: we weren’t able to help the people who needed us most.
As a mayor who made London better for all Londoners, and as a good husband and dad.
To my wife Saadiya, for interrupting too many evenings, weekends and family holidays with work.
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