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Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

209 answers answered between 1998 and 2026 one of 25 in The Q&A

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Read by field Everyone Science and medicine 1 Arts and letters 178 Politics and public life 13 Business and finance 5 Sport 12
Read by age Any age Before thirty 4 In their thirties 37 In their forties 46 In their fifties 47 In their sixties 40 Seventy and beyond 32
Krishnan Guru-Murthy British journalist
Every offended interviewee who thought I was asking hard questions for some personal reason. It’s never personal.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 January 2021 source ↗
Samira Ahmed British journalist and writer
My maternal grandmother, who lived with us for many years. I was a moody teenager and sometimes impatient and rude. Yet she was the person I feel I’m most like. I really miss her.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 January 2022 source ↗

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