The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Doomscrolling on my phone.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗
Impulsivity. We end up in strange places, like right now – I am in the Middle East.
I’d rather name one for someone else. I’m egomaniacal.
Insecurity around money. I have this profound insecurity about not having enough to provide for my family.
I never let it go.
Nothing. Tony Benn, one of my favourite politicians, said, “I don’t care where you’ve been, I care where you’re going.”
I wanted to be in the WWF – the wrestling one, not the wildlife one.
I’m going to confess I haven’t finished The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg.
Deputy leader Mothin Ali gave a speech at conference talking about growing up in poverty and the effect it had on his family. It was incredibly powerful and I had tears streaming from my eyes.
Those who create the doom.
Being misrepresented by a Sun journalist 12 years ago.
Nancy Pelosi, George H. W. Bush, Malala Yousafzai, Caroline Lucas, Bill Clinton, Keir Starmer
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