Caroline Lucas: What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? — FLAPSS

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What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life?

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Caroline Lucas

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Following the Zen proverb: you should sit and meditate for 20 minutes; if you’re too busy, then you should sit and meditate for an hour.

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

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Penny Lancaster

Less time on my phone.

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

Julian Lennon English musician, photographer, and philanthropist

A partner – finding her and enjoying the rest of our lives together. Hopefully it will happen one day.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗

Emma Barnett British broadcaster and journalist

A cure for endometriosis.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 February 2021 source ↗

Harry Redknapp English football player and manager

The body of a 20-year-old.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2019 source ↗

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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 lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

People remember how you make them feel more than they remember what you say or do.

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

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Being on my deathbed and realising I’d forgotten to treat each day as the miracle that it is.

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 How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Passionate, mum, green.

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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