Edwina Currie: What thought won't let you sleep? — FLAPSS

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What thought won't let you sleep?

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Edwina Currie

Former British politician, broadcaster and writer

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Anxiety. Usually the best response is to think hard about things, work up some solutions and then go to sleep.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2017 source ↗

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Penny Lancaster

The children. As a mother you are constantly worrying whether you’ve done the right thing.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2025 source ↗

People singing in the street.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗

Michelle Visage

My kids, global boiling, everything.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2024 source ↗

Nothing – I’ve got some great tablets!

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2024 source ↗

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Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

Not becoming chancellor.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2017 source ↗

Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

I would be richer, I’d have beaten Mrs Thatcher’s ban on women in the cabinet, and I would be a dame.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2017 source ↗

Question How close have you come to dying? Death & what remains

Brighton, 1984. I was in another hotel just a few yards away.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2017 source ↗

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

I am happy now.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2017 source ↗

Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

As health minister, I brought in breast and cervical cancer screening. And in 1994 I called the first debate on gay rights for a quarter-century and we got the age of consent down to 18. There are pubs in Brighton where I still can’t pay for a drink.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2017 source ↗

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