Mariella Frostrup: Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? — FLAPSS

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Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

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Mariella Frostrup

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I am mortified that we went into Afghanistan, promised to liberate the female population and, 20 years later, dumped them in a situation as bad, robbing girls of their futures.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗

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Ronnie Wood English rock musician

I don’t really owe anybody any apologies.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 September 2017 source ↗

Max Whitlock English artistic gymnast

My coach, Scott Hann, for all the stress before competitions.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2016 source ↗

Victoria Derbyshire British broadcaster

I’m good at saying sorry – so no one, because I’ve already said it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 September 2021 source ↗

Rose McGowan American actress and activist

The trans community because I didn’t use the correct words, but I’ve learned from my mistake.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 December 2018 source ↗

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Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

I worked in a chicken factory in the Netherlands when I was 16.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

During the first three months of the first lockdown. I was at home with my family and I was such a cliche: I was baking sourdough, making my own granola. It was an idyllic time.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗

Question What would you most want to leave your children? Death & what remains

A sense of the world being full of possibility and it being in their hands to make it a better one.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗

Question As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? Identity & self

A foreign correspondent.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Both my grandmother and my mother got dementia. My grandmother has passed away. My mother is in a home. Dementia is my biggest fear because it robs you of the very thing that makes life special.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

A few zeros on my bank balance.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗

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