If war stopped.
What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
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If Dave and Robert came to dine.
Less travelling for work, more travelling for adventure.
My kids doing what I say, when I say.
Being named head of the NSA.
To be more secure.
To have sex three times a week. But who’s counting?
An eighth day in the week – just for me, no one else.
The capacity to genuinely enjoy going to the gym.
A halter for global mega companies, and the return of community. Throw in an ironing board that does the ironing and a floor that self-cleans.
A small pair of ginger balls.
A miniature pet elephant, one that is no bigger than a guinea pig.
A fully functioning thyroid.
Everyone cutting out social media for one day a week.
Leeds United signing a decent striker.
Not accepting every dare.
A really careful lobotomy, to switch off bits of my brain.
The ability to walk in high heels.
My children doing what they’re told.
Closing down social media or having more dogs.
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