Needless aggression and bullying.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 August 2022 source ↗
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Interrupting or talking over people. As a stammerer, I am particularly alert to this.
People who aren’t kind enough.
Disrespect. My dad was a toolmaker and worked in a factory all his life, and he felt looked down on, and it really affected him. And so all my life I’ve loathed disrespect and valued respect.
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If I was 40 again.
Not having come from a class that understands how the world works.
Being a bit mean now and again, too impetuous, snappy, bit of a temper.
My first year of drama school: a sense of freedom, doing something I wanted to do and being with lovely people.
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