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That the last general election didn’t take place later. We might have got rid of the Tories with a couple more weeks.
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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Ruth Jones
Welsh actress, producer, and writer
The Guardian’s review of my book.
Jeremy Kyle
English radio and television presenter
My ears – disappointments that grow bigger each year.
Kate Nash
British musician
That all the cliches about people in the music industry are true.
Shakin' Stevens
Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter
I never dwell on them.
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Every time I got drunk and out of order. Especially in my teens and 20s.
Childbirth. And the wheel of our camper van coming clean off on the M1.
To all those whose fleeting interaction with me has fallen short of what they’d hoped; the unwitting recipients of my occasional grumpiness.
Worrying that I’ve upset people.
An old camper van that has cost me more in repairs than my house, my wedding and all the holidays I’ve ever been on.
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