Caroline Lucas: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? — FLAPSS

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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.

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Caroline Lucas

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Jacinda Ardern, the former New Zealand prime minister – for embodying a different, more compassionate politics.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

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Billie Piper English actress and former singer

My mother. She raised four children pretty much on her own. My father was around, but always out at work.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2011 source ↗

Jennifer Egan Novelist, short story writer

Hillary Clinton.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2011 source ↗

Michael Douglas

Any cancer survivor.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2011 source ↗

Julia Donaldson British writer and playwright

Harper Lee, for writing To Kill A Mockingbird.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2011 source ↗

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Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

For making a difference.

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

Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

I very often set my heart on things – and if they don’t happen, I’m not great at dealing with disappointment.

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

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

Not to have been joined by more Green MPs … yet.

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

Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

A holiday job as a chambermaid at the Scratchwood Travelodge on the M1. The state some people leave their rooms in was a revelation.

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

Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

Winning the first Green seat in parliament – although that’s cheating, really, as it was very much a collective achievement by the whole party.

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

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

Picnicking on the Downs with my family and dog – birds singing, sea sparkling, and mobile switched very firmly off.

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

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