John Prescott: As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? — FLAPSS

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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?

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John Prescott

Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

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A trade union official.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

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Professional footballer for Tottenham, or train driver.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 October 2024 source ↗

Andrew Ridgeley

That rather assumes I have grown up.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2024 source ↗

Jack Whitehall English comedian, actor, presenter and writer

I was hellbent on being a Thunderbird. I was devastated when my parents finally told me it was a fictional organisation. Ruined my 18th.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2023 source ↗

Griff Rhys Jones British actor and comedian

An actor. Then I grew out of that and became one by default. Or sort of one: “Not really an actor”, said Michael Billington.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 December 2017 source ↗

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Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

My mother, because I didn’t appreciate how proud she was of me being deputy prime minister. She ended up doing more press than me, and I was too sensitive and reacted.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

As an aggressive bugger.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

Perfume for the wife, and the Jaguars. They were always secondhand. I have had every kind except the E-Type.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

Kyoto, when Tony Blair gave me the opportunity to start the first legislative framework for climate change.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

To learn to relax and enjoy it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

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