John Prescott: How would you want people to remember you? — FLAPSS

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How would you want people to remember you?

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A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.

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John Prescott

Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

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As an aggressive bugger.

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

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Shirley Manson Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage

I don’t care if I am remembered or not.

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

Carlos Acosta Cuban ballet dancer

As someone who made a difference.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 September 2018 source ↗

As someone who made people laugh, introduced them to good music and wasn’t too much of a pain in the arse.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2025 source ↗

Chiwetel Ejiofor English actor

As an optimist.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2024 source ↗

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Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

Perfume for the wife, and the Jaguars. They were always secondhand. I have had every kind except the E-Type.

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

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 ↗

Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

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

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

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

A trade union official.

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

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

To learn to relax and enjoy it.

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

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