Getting elected as MP for the Rhondda in 2001 despite everyone saying I was too “exotic” or “flamboyant”, ie gay.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My children obviously, but also my work.
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Still being in work. And my vineyards; they’re beautiful.
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Managing to find my wife and trapping her into marrying me.
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My dog’s trust in me.
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