Not very concise.
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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Optimistic, nurturing, enquiring.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 December 2025 source ↗
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Complicated, chaotic, messy.
Funny, impatient, annoying.
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View profile →To have made people healthier and happier.
Connection, warmth, somebody you can trust and, quite happily, say nothing to.
I wouldn’t because everything is connected with everything else.
A garden chair from the Chelsea flower show. It was almost the price of a small crappy car.
Time blindness.
To be inquisitive.
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