The question
What would you most want to leave your children?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Verbatim recurring item in The Guardian Q&A; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
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A deep sense that they will be fine in the world without me.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 May 2026 source ↗
I don’t have children. I will leave my nieces money because girls need money of their own. Anything to make women independent.
A healthy planet.
My Siamese cat, which I had freeze-dried after she died. I really think their future partners will like it.
A house in west London.
I vowed never to marry, but we got married as soon as we could after lockdown. I used to think it was patriarchal but when same-sex marriage became legal, I thought: OK, great, this institution has finally changed.
Many times on British roads, because I drive very fast. In another life, I would have liked doing Formula One.
I get a lot of abuse online because of my opposition to the assault on Gaza. The abuse is horrific, but I’ve learned to ignore it. The integrity of how you live your life is more important than what strangers think.
I really wanted a role in Harry Potter and I never got one.
I talk too much.
I worked in a supermarket on the Kings Road when I was 17, standing by the beers, wines and spirits to make sure people didn’t shoplift. They were such horrible employers that I didn’t care whether people shoplifted or not.
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