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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Una Stubbs British actress, television personality, and dancer

A little balcony.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2016 source ↗

Louis Walsh Irish music manager and television personality

More exercise. Maybe I should join a gym, but I’ve never been to one.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2017 source ↗

Sheridan Smith English actress and singer

A family of my own, I guess, though it terrifies me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2012 source ↗

Healthier food from motorway service stations – I am always going through them late at night and it’s all rubbish.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2025 source ↗

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

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

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 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 ↗

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 ↗

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