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By Eilish O'Gara
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Philippa Gregory is a British historical novelist with a particular interest in the Tudor period. Her novel The Other Boleyn Girl became a film starring Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman.
One law I would pass:
A law against parental neglect to improve the protection of children from abuse. And to oblige society to educate children well, ensure they are fed and clothed, and give every child a chance in life.
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Whom I would ennoble:
I really wouldn't ennoble anyone. It enforces the innate English snobbery. I would immediately abolish all Lord Mayors.
One thing I would ban:
Any transport with a fuel engine. The world was a cleaner, better, slower place before the motor car, and it should take six weeks to get to America.
Whom I would exile to Siberia:
Rude people, bossy people, unkind and shouty people. People who mess up public spaces with litter and noise.
Where I would build my palace:
It's there already – Windsor Castle (so much nicer when I have banned aeroplanes).
The book every child would have to read:
The works of James Thurber to see how silly and funny adults secretly are.
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