Edwina Currie: If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? — FLAPSS

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If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change?

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Edwina Currie

Former British politician, broadcaster and writer

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

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

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Nothing at all.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2026 source ↗

Lionel Shriver American author

I would have taken more drugs.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 May 2016 source ↗

Sandi Toksvig Danish and British broadcaster, comedian and writer

I wouldn’t bother learning how to use logarithms, and I might give netball a miss.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

Christy Turlington Burns American model

I might speed up a few details, but wouldn’t change anything, other than my dad still being here.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2017 source ↗

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Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

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

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 disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

Not becoming chancellor.

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 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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