John Prescott: What accomplishment matters most to you?

The question

What accomplishment matters most to you?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

John Prescott

Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Kyoto, when Tony Blair gave me the opportunity to start the first legislative framework for climate change.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

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Guz Khan

Turning my life around. Seeing the level of criminality I was involved with, and coming to the realisation that it was not the life that I should be leading.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 December 2025 source ↗

Katharine Hamnett English fashion designer

Raising awareness of ethical and environmental issues in the clothing industry. I think I was the original whistleblower within fashion.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2019 source ↗

Shirley Manson Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage

My dog’s trust in me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 May 2022 source ↗

Chaka Khan American singer

Staying alive, being here at this age. So many songs. It’s crazy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 May 2024 source ↗

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Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

My mother, because I didn’t appreciate how proud she was of me being deputy prime minister. She ended up doing more press than me, and I was too sensitive and reacted.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗